code: def strip_star_allele(self):
      return Variant(
          self.contig,
          self.position,
          self.ref,
          [a for a in self.alts if a != "*"],
      )
  
imports: import gzip
  import io
  import json
  import os
  import re
  import shlex
  import subprocess
  import sys
  import time
  from typing import List
label_desc: Use image node_id 5 for calling the Variant obj's underlying member method code with example usage: obj.strip_star_allele() and returns: Variant