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a = '"sajdkasjdsak" "asdasdasds"'
a = a.replace('"', '')
'sajdkasjdsak asdasdasds'
# or, if they only occur at start and end...
a = a.strip('\"')
'sajdkasjdsak" "asdasdasds'
# or, if they only occur at start...
a = a.lstrip('\"')
# or, if they only occur at end...
a = a.rstrip('\"')