delete spaces in string python

1.replace(" ", "")

1s = '  Hello   World     From  Pankaj  \t\n\r\t  Hi       There        '
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3>>> s.replace(" ", "")
4'HelloWorldFromPankaj\t\n\r\tHiThere'

1st = " a "
2strip(st)
3#Output : "a"

1sentence = '       hello  apple         '
2sentence.strip()
3>>> 'hello  apple'

1## Remove the Starting Spaces in Python
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3string1="    This is Test String to strip leading space"
4print (string1.lstrip())
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1>>> s.replace(" ", "")
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