Is there a simple way to remove multiple spaces in a string?

Question

Suppose this string:

The   fox jumped   over    the log.

Turning into:

Answer 1

I've got a simple method without splitting:

a = "Lorem   Ipsum Darum     Diesrum!"
while True:
    count = a.find("  ")
    if count > 0:
        a = a.replace("  ", " ")
        count = a.find("  ")
        continue
    else:
        break

print(a)