def remove_triple_quotes(sql_query):
    print('the incoming sql_query is :\n', sql_query)

    if sql_query.startswith('"""') and sql_query.endswith('"""'):
        sql_query = sql_query[3:-3].strip()
        print('the outgoing sql_query is :\n', sql_query)
        return sql_query
    
    elif sql_query.startswith("'''") and sql_query.endswith("'''"):
        sql_query = sql_query[3:-3].strip()
        print('the outgoing sql_query is :\n', sql_query)
        return sql_query
    
    elif sql_query.startswith("```") and sql_query.endswith("```"):
        sql_query = sql_query[3:-3].strip()
        print('the outgoing sql_query is :\n', sql_query)
        return sql_query
    
    else:
        print('the outgoing sql_query is :\n', sql_query)
        return sql_query