import re


def remove_separators(text):
    """Remove some separator symbols that doesn't make sense in an address.

    Remove the parenthesis and everything inside if there is, otherwise search
    for a slash or a vertical slash and return the everything at the its left.
    """
    # Remove parenthesis
    text = re.sub(r'[(].*[)]', '', text)
    # The slash
    if re.findall(r'/', text):
        return text.split('/')[0]
    # The vertical slash
    elif re.findall(r'[|]', text):
        return text.split('|')[0]
    return text