In Python, how can I eliminate the ANSI escape sequences from a string

[Mubashshsir Hasan]

This is a snippet with my string in it.

'lsrnx1b[00mx1b[01;31mexamplefile.zipx1b[00mrnx1b[01;31m'

The string was produced from an SSH command I ran. I can't use the string as it is since it contains ANSI-standard escape sequences. How can I delete the escape sequences programmatically so that the only part of the text that remains is

'examplefile.zip'

[Gaia Paolini]

This seems a general Python question, not related to Python data functions in TIBCO Spotfire.

There is a Stack Overflow discussion and possible answer for a similar question here:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14693701/how-can-i-remove-the-ansi-e...