def METHOD_NAME(l):
    out = ""
    pos = 0
    while True:
        pos1 = l.find("/*", pos)
        if pos1 < 0:
            out += l[pos:]
            break
        else:
            out += l[pos:pos1]
        pos2 = l.find("*/", pos1)
        assert pos2 > 0, l
        pos = pos2 + 2
    pos = out.find("//")
    if pos >= 0:
        out = out[0:pos]
    return out