python regex replace newline code example

Example 1: python replace newline

without_line_breaks = a_string.replace("\n", " ")

Example 2: python replace newline

from tika import parser

filename = 'myfile.pdf'

# Parse the PDF
parsedPDF = parser.from_file(filename)

# Extract the text content from the parsed PDF
pdf = parsedPDF["content"]

# Convert double newlines into single newlines
pdf = pdf.replace('\n\n', '\n')

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# Do something with the PDF
#####################################
print (pdf)