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@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ PEP: 616
 Title: String methods to remove prefixes and suffixes
 Author: Dennis Sweeney <sweeney.dennis650@gmail.com>
 Sponsor: Eric V. Smith <eric@trueblade.com>
-Status: Accepted
+Status: Final
 Type: Standards Track
 Content-Type: text/x-rst
 Created: 19-Mar-2020