Python/Django: How to remove extra white spaces & tabs from a string?

Question

I\'m building a website with Python/Django. Users submit tags. Each tag can contain multiple words. Each tag has an ID number. I want to make sure tags that are formatted sl

Answer 1

>>> import re
>>> re.sub(r'\s+', ' ', 'some   test with     ugly  whitespace')
'some test with ugly whitespace'