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 Aufgabe aus Codewars: https://www.codewars.com/kata/56bc28ad5bdaeb48760009b0
 
 **Aufgabe:** Funktion zum Abschneiden des ersten und letzten Buchstabens eines übergebenen Strings
+
diff --git a/src/exercise1a.py b/src/exercise1a.py
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+def remove_char(s):
+    return s[1:-1]
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    print(remove_char("hallo"))
diff --git a/tests/test_exercise1a.py b/tests/test_exercise1a.py
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+from src.exercise1a import remove_char
+
+
+def test_remove_first_last_char() -> None:
+    assert remove_char("eloquent") == "loquen"
+    assert remove_char("ab") == ""