另一个选择:

>>> import re
>>> str = 'this is a            string with    multiple spaces and    tabs'
>>> str = re.sub('[ \t]+' , ' ', str)
>>> print str
this is a string with multiple spaces and tabs

import re
string = re.sub('[ \t\n]+', ' ', 'The     quick brown                \n\n             \t        fox')

这将删除所有的制表符，新行和多个空白与单一空白。

>>> import re
>>> re.sub(' +', ' ', 'The     quick brown    fox')
'The quick brown fox'

" ".join(foo.split())对于所问的问题不太正确，因为它也完全删除了单个前导和/或尾随空格。所以，如果它们也将被1个空白替换，你应该像下面这样做:

" ".join(('*' + foo + '*').split()) [1:-1]

当然，它没有那么优雅。

最简单的解决方案!

a = 'The   fox jumped   over    the log.'
while '  ' in a: a = a.replace('  ', ' ')
print(a)

输出:

The fox jumped over the log.

一个简单的灵魂

>>> import re
>>> s="The   fox jumped   over    the log."
>>> print re.sub('\s+',' ', s)
The fox jumped over the log.