Efficent way to remove docstrings in python source code

clean.py

import ast

import astor  # read more at https://astor.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

parsed = ast.parse(open('source.py').read())

for node in ast.walk(parsed):
    # let's work only on functions & classes definitions
    if not isinstance(node, (ast.FunctionDef, ast.ClassDef, ast.AsyncFunctionDef)):
        continue

    if not len(node.body):
        continue

    if not isinstance(node.body[0], ast.Expr):
        continue

    if not hasattr(node.body[0], 'value') or not isinstance(node.body[0].value, ast.Str):
        continue

    # Uncomment lines below if you want print what and where we are removing
    # print(node)
    # print(node.body[0].value.s)

    node.body = node.body[1:]

print('***** Processed source code output ******\n=========================================')

print(astor.to_source(parsed))

output.txt

> python clean.py
***** Processed source code output ******
=========================================
"""
Mycopyright (c)
"""
from abc import d


class MyClass(MotherClass):

    def __init__(self, my_param):
        self.my_param = my_param


def test_fctn():

    def _wrapped(omg):
        pass
    return True


def test_fctn():
    some_string = """
    Some Docstring
    """
    return some_string

source.py

"""
Mycopyright (c)
"""

from abc import d


class MyClass(MotherClass):
    """
    Some;
    Multi-
    Line Docstring:
    """

    def __init__(self, my_param):
        """Docstring"""
        self.my_param = my_param


def test_fctn():
    """
    Some Docstring
    """

    def _wrapped(omg):
        "some extra docstring"
        pass

    return True


def test_fctn():
    some_string = """
    Some Docstring
    """

    return some_string