Here's how we normalize whitespace in multiline blocks of text. Perhaps
you can adapt this routine to your needs? Watch for line wrap.
# clean up duplicate whitespace, leading/trailing whitespace, triple
CRLF's
def fixwhitespace( text ):
output = []
lastLine = ''
# split text into list of individual lines
lines = text.strip().splitlines()
for line in lines:
# remove leading, trailing, and duplicate whitespace within a
line
line = ' '.join( line.split( None ) )
# ignore multiple blank lines
if not line and not lastLine:
pass
else:
output.append( line )
lastLine = line
return '\n'.join( output )
Regards,
Malcolm
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