docs: def weld_str_strip(array):
      """Strip whitespace from start and end of elements.
  
      Note it currently only looks for whitespace (Ascii 32), not tabs or EOL.
  
      Parameters
      ----------
      array : numpy.ndarray or WeldObject
          Input data.
  
      Returns
      -------
      WeldObject
          Representation of this computation.
  
      """
      obj_id, weld_obj = create_weld_object(array)
  
      # +3L = +1 compensate start_i already +1'ed, +1 compensate end_i already -1'ed, +1 compensate for slice with size
      weld_template = """map(
      {array},
      |e: vec[i8]|
          let lenString = len(e);
          let res = appender[i8];
          let start_i = iterate(0L, |p| {{p + 1L, lookup(e, p) == 32c}});
          let end_i = iterate(lenString - 1L, |p| {{p - 1L, lookup(e, p) == 32c && p > 0L}});
          slice(e, start_i - 1L, end_i - start_i + 3L)
  )"""
  
      weld_obj.weld_code = weld_template.format(array=obj_id)
  
      return weld_obj