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I am using Linux Mint 19.1 and Python 3.6.

Proofreading pages of text on the web, where each row ends with a space, followed by a newline. I need to replace (strip) the space at the end of the row.

My first question is: Is it necessary to iterate through the rows one by one, or can all rows be stripped at once by using .replace() ?

I tested the following code but it doesn't work.

import time

keyboard.send_keys("<ctrl>+a")
time.sleep(.5)
text = clipboard.get_selection() 
old = " " + "\n"
new = "\n"
text.replace(old, new)
keyboard.send_keys(text)

Also tried .strip() and that doesn't work either.

String methods don't work in place, they return a modified version of the string. You need to assign that result back to text.

(Apr-14-2019, 07:01 PM)ichabod801 Wrote: [ -> ]String methods don't work in place, they return a modified version of the string. You need to assign that result back to text.

Thanks ichabod801. How can I see the modifed returns?

(Apr-15-2019, 12:44 AM)ichabod801 Wrote: [ -> ]text = text.replace(old, new)

Much thanks ichabod801. It works fine.