def stripExtra(name):
  """This function removes paranthesis from a string
  *Can later be implemented for other uses like removing other characters from string
    
  Args:
      name (string): character's name

  Returns:
      string: character's name without paranthesis
  """
  startIndexPer=name.find('(')

  start = 0
  if(startIndexPer!=-1):
    start = startIndexPer

  if(start==0):
    return name
  else:
    return name[0:start-1]