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hao wang
hao wang

Reputation: 45

spaces in a string python

How do you detect if there are 2 consecutive spaces in a string in Python?

For example, with the input string:

Hello   there

I'd like to detect the two spaces and return True.

I know you can use split and join to fill in the consecutive spaces, but how do you detect them?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 228

Answers (2)

Mark Byers
Mark Byers

Reputation: 838076

If you want to find two or more consecutive spaces:

if "  " in s:
    # s contains two or more consecutive space

If you want to find two or more spaces anywhere in the string:

if s.count(' ') >= 2:
    # s contains two or more spaces

Upvotes: 7

Óscar López
Óscar López

Reputation: 235994

A more general solution is achieved by using regular expressions, for checking if there are two or more consecutive spaces anywhere in the input string. For instance:

import re
if re.search('\s{2,}', s):
    # s contains two or more consecutive spaces

If you only need to check if there are exactly two spaces anywhere in the string, you're better off using @Mark Byers 's solution, as is simpler.

Upvotes: 2

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