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

类似于前面的解决方案，但更具体:用一个空格替换两个或多个空格:

>>> import re
>>> s = "The   fox jumped   over    the log."
>>> re.sub('\s{2,}', ' ', s)
'The fox jumped over the log.'

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

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.

Foo是你的字符串:

" ".join(foo.split())

需要注意的是，这将删除“所有空白字符(空格，制表符，换行符，返回，formfeed)”(感谢hhsaffar，见评论)。例如，“这不是一个测试”将有效地以“这是一个测试”结束。

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

or

re.sub("\s\s+", " ", s)

正如用户Martin Thoma在评论中提到的，在PEP 8中，逗号前的空格被列为令人讨厌的地方。