Question

How to replace multiple spaces in a string with a single space between words in Python

Answer 1

import re

def replace_multiple_spaces(string):
    # Use a regular expression to replace multiple spaces with a single space
    result = re.sub(r'\s+', ' ', string)
    
    # Optionally trim leading and trailing spaces
    return result.strip()

string = "   This   is    a   string   with   multiple    spaces   "
output_string = replace_multiple_spaces(string)

print(f"\"{output_string}\"")




'''
run:

"This is a string with multiple spaces"

'''

 

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