using python how do you get rid of trailing spaces in text that was scraped from a website

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i am scraping text from a website and I'm using the strip function in python to get rid of these newlines and trailing spaces and replace all commas with space. however it doesn't do anything

            # print(predesc[0].div.p)
            itemDesc = predesc[0].div.p.text
            # itemDesc= str(itemDesc).strip("\\t\\n")
            itemDesc.strip()
            itemDesc.strip("\t")
            itemDesc.strip("\n\n")
            itemDesc.replace(",","")











            print(repr(itemDesc))```
output is
"                        Shortcut the learning curve with an all-around board that''s catch-free and easy for boosting confidence anywhere you take it.\n\nSome riders just want to get straight to the fun part. Enjoy a no-fuss feel with the Burton Instigator, a board designed to help accelerate the learning curve and instigate a good time from your first moment on the mountain. The combination of a Flat Top™ bend and Cruise Control convex base keeps things friendly underfoot, creating a catch-free feel that maintains stability and control. The Channel® mounting system gives you the easiest, most adjustable setup with bindings from all major brands (not just Burton''s). "

`strip()` returns a new value...it doesn't change the original string. You need something like `itemDesc = itemDesc.strip()`. — Mark, Nov 25 '20 at 00:56
Assign to a variable what you would like to remove the trailing spaces. Then print it out. — etch_45, Nov 25 '20 at 00:58
thank you i followed that it did get rid of the spaces but the \n\n is not being striped — RileyRat5x, Nov 25 '20 at 01:14
The same way that you would get rid of trailing whitespace from any other data. — Karl Knechtel, Nov 25 '20 at 01:32

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 25 '20 at 01:01

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itemDesc = itemDesc.replace('  ',' ').replace(',','').replace("''","'").replace("\n","").strip()

answered Nov 25 '20 at 01:01

AlbaOpus

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