String help

[Rigga]

On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 21:36:50 +0100, Rigga wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I am new to python and am working on a script that parses a file and loads
> the results in to variables for processing.  I am having problems when it
> comes to data in the file that wraps over two lines i.e.
> 
> las -
>         lomas
> 
> What i want to be able to do is to some how strip all the spaces from it
> so while it is contained as a variable so it equal 'las - lomas'
> 
> How do I go about doing this? I have tried it using the
> string.strip(myvariable,"") however that doesnt appear to do anything.
> 
> Any help appreciated
> 
> Rigga
Resolved the problem about 1 min after posting - please ignore this thread