python strip tabs and spaces from string code example

Example 1: python string trim

string ='   abc   '

# After removing leading whitespace
print(string.lstrip());
# Output: 'abc   '

# After removing trailing whitespace
print(string.rstrip());
# Output: '   abc'

# After removing all whitespace
print(string.strip());
# Output: 'abc'

Example 2: python remove \t

>>> s="abc \n \t \t\t \t \nefg"
>>> ''.join(s.split())
'abcefg'
>>> ''.join(c for c in s if not c.isspace())
'abcefg'

import re

s = 'abc \n \t \t\t \t \nefg'
re.sub(r'\s', '', s)
=> 'abcefg'