Changeset 2385 in lmdz_wrf for trunk/tools

Timestamp:

Mar 8, 2019, 4:41:18 PM (6 years ago)

Author:

lfita

Message:

Adding:

• `remove_extraspaces': Function to remove from a string any chain of more or equal than 2 spaces

File:

• trunk/tools/generic_tools.py (modified) (3 diffs)

trunk/tools/generic_tools.py

@@ -158 +158 @@
 # Nstr: Function to transform a number to string, but making sure it preserves 
 #   characteristics of the number
-# Ntchar: Function to repeat a number of times a given tring
+# Ntchar: Function to repeat a number of times a given string
 # num_chainSnum: Function to pass a value to a `ChainStrNum' number
 # num_ordinal: Function to provide the ordinal of a given number, language, format and gender
@@ -178 +178 @@
 #   intervals for a sub-set of the dimensions in order to avoid memory problems
 # rectangular_spiral: Function to provide a rectangular spiral (along x,y-axis values) of values
+# remove_extraspaces: Function to remove from a string any chain of more or equal than 2 spaces
 # remove_monotones: Function to remove the monotones (len(dim) = 1) from an array
 # replace_list: Function to replace a value in a given list
@@ -15383 +15384 @@
 #    for j in range(4):
 #        print '  ' , '(', inds[i,j,0], ',', inds[i,j,1], ')'
+
+def remove_extraspaces(string, maxNspaces=30):
+    """ Function to remove from a string any chain of more or equal than 2 spaces
+      string: string to modify
+      maxNspaces: maximum number of consecutive spaces to look for (30 default value)
+    >>> remove_extraspaces('  87047 01011991    6  19.0 6 70 7   27    2  17.9   874.9  1471.0              1    2      4 5  1  0      ')
+    87047 01011991 6 19.0 6 70 7 27 2 17.9 874.9 1471.0 1 2 4 5 1 0
+    """
+    fname = 'remove_extraspaces'
+
+    newstring = string + ''
+    for i in range(maxNspaces,1,-1):
+        spaces = Ntchar(' ',i)
+        newstring = newstring.replace(spaces, ' ')
+       
+    return newstring
+
 #quit()