code: def _lstrip_word(word, prefix):
      '''
      Return a copy of the string after the specified prefix was removed
      from the beginning of the string
      '''
  
      if six.text_type(word).startswith(prefix):
          return six.text_type(word)[len(prefix):]
      return worf _lstrip_word(word, prefix):
      '''
      Return a copy of the string after the specified prefix was removed
      from the beginning of the string
      '''
  
      if six.text_type(word).startswith(prefix):
          return six.text_type(word)[len(prefix):]
      return word
docs: Return a copy of the string after the specified prefix was removed
      from the beginning of the string