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diff --git a/Lib/ast.py b/Lib/ast.py
index d860917f4d..d8bd337370 100644
--- a/Lib/ast.py
+++ b/Lib/ast.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def literal_eval(node_or_string):
sets, booleans, and None.
"""
if isinstance(node_or_string, str):
- node_or_string = parse(node_or_string, mode='eval')
+ node_or_string = parse(node_or_string.lstrip(" \t"), mode='eval')
if isinstance(node_or_string, Expression):
node_or_string = node_or_string.body
def _raise_malformed_node(node):