ak.str._drop_option_preserving_form
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Defined in `awkward.operations.str.__init__ <https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/blob/80c3e39415a29a29ae2ffcc089f09e6de9e17fa2/src/awkward/operations/str/__init__.py>`__ on `line 93 <https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/blob/80c3e39415a29a29ae2ffcc089f09e6de9e17fa2/src/awkward/operations/str/__init__.py#L93>`__.

.. py:function:: ak.str._drop_option_preserving_form(layout, ensure_empty_mask: bool = False)