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remove_spaces.py
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# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
import re
a = """
<div style="display: block;">
<ul class="navigation vwo_1405423029796" style="cursor: auto; display: block;">
<li><a href="/about">Our Team</a></li>
<li><a href="/careers">Careers</a></li>
<li><a href="/labs">Labs</a></li>
<li class="trigger-contact"><a href="/contact" class="">Contact Us</a></li>
</ul>
<div class="clear" style="color: red;">CHANGED TEXT</div>
</div>
"""
p = a.splitlines()
ans = ''
for i in range(len(p)):
if len(p[i]) == 0:
continue
x = p[i].strip()
ans += x
# to remove the spaces between any " > < " ..... since spliting happens arount extra spaces ....
#ans = re.sub(r'\s+([<"])', r'\1', ans)
ans = re.sub(r'\s+([<"])', r'\1', ans)
#print ans
#print '\n\nremoving the spaces ....... ++++++++ inserting \ for escape characters \n'
# for removing the spaces between any 'name ="....." name .... Since the spiliting happens around spaces/tabs also ...
final = ''
l = len(ans)
i = 0
while(i < l):
if ans[i] == '"' :
final += ans[i]
while(1):
i = i + 1
if ans[i] == '"' :
final += ans[i]
break
if i+1 < l and ans[i+1] == "'":
final += ans[i]
final += '\\'
continue
if ans[i] == ' ' :
if ans[i+1].isalpha() :
final += ans[i]
continue
else :
continue
final += ans[i]
else :
# for making apostrophe as an escape character e.g making ' it's ---> it\'s '
if i+1 < l and ans[i+1] == "'":
final += ans[i]
final += '\\'
else :
final += ans[i]
i = i + 1
print final