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strip space from end of a row of text - ineuw - Apr-14-2019
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.
RE: strip space from end of a row of text - ichabod801 - Apr-14-2019
String methods don't work in place, they return a modified version of the string. You need to assign that result back to text.
RE: strip space from end of a row of text - ineuw - Apr-14-2019
(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?
RE: strip space from end of a row of text - ichabod801 - Apr-15-2019
text = text.replace(old, new)
RE: strip space from end of a row of text - ineuw - Apr-15-2019
(Apr-15-2019, 12:44 AM)ichabod801 Wrote: text = text.replace(old, new)Much thanks ichabod801. It works fine.