def tweet2doc(tweet, patterns_del=[]):
    """Converts a tweet "Status" class into a stripped plaintext string

    Args:
        tweet (twitter.models.Status): A tweet
        patterns_del (list(str)): A list containing strings to remove

    Returns:
        str: tweet plaintext
    """
    t = tweet.full_text
    for u in tweet.user_mentions:
        sc = u.screen_name
        t = t.replace('@'+sc,'')
    for url in tweet.urls:
        t = t.replace(str(url.url),'')
    for w in patterns_del:
        t = t.replace(w,'')
    return t