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# Strip a set of characters from a string

```ruby
func stripchars(str, char_list) {
    str.tr(char_list, "", "d")
}
```

or:

```ruby
func stripchars(str, char_list) {
    str.chars.grep {|c| !char_list.contains(c)}.join
}
```

Calling the function:

```ruby
say stripchars("She was a soul stripper. She took my heart!", "aei")
```

#### Output:

```
Sh ws  soul strppr. Sh took my hrt!
```