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test_re_sub.py
import re
_SPACING_RE = re.compile(ur'\n[\s]+', re.DOTALL)
text = "\r\n Grand Hotel, Malahide, County Dublin, Ireland\r\n Tel. +353 1 845 0000 Fax +353 1 816 8225\r\n Email: [email protected]"
print _SPACING_RE.sub(u'', text)
print _SPACING_RE.sub(u'\n', text)
# output on my machine:
#Email: [email protected] +353 1 816 8225eland
#Grand Hotel, Malahide, County Dublin, Ireland
#Tel. +353 1 845 0000 Fax +353 1 816 8225
#Email: [email protected]
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