removing extra spaces in python 3 code example

Example 1: remove trailing and leading spaces in python

text = "   Hello World        "
text.strip()
# Hello World

Example 2: python remove similar string with whitespace from list

def strip_list_noempty(mylist):
    newlist = (item.strip() if hasattr(item, 'strip') else item for item in mylist)
    return [item for item in newlist if item or not hasattr(item, 'strip')]