["python","string","trim"]
How to remove leading and trailing spaces from a string?

I'm having a hard time trying to use .strip with the following line of code: f.write(re.split("Tech ID:|Name:|Account #:",line)[-1])
You can use the strip() method to remove trailing and leading spaces: >>> s = ' abd cde ' >>> s.strip() 'abd cde' Note: the internal spaces are preserved.