remove extra spaces python

1>>> import re
2>>> re.sub(' +', ' ', 'The     quick brown    fox')
3'The quick brown fox'

1"\n".join([s for s in code.split("\n") if s])

1a = "      yo!      "
2b = a.strip() # this will remove the white spaces that are leading and trailing

1string=' t e s t ' 
2print(string.replace(' ',''))
3

1#If you want to remove LEADING and ENDING spaces, use str.strip():
2
3sentence = ' hello  apple'
4sentence.strip()
5>>> 'hello  apple'