Added collapse_ws option.
diff --git a/Lib/distutils/text_file.py b/Lib/distutils/text_file.py
index 9e1a73b..eab498d 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/text_file.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/text_file.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
'join_lines': 0,
'lstrip_ws': 0,
'rstrip_ws': 1,
+ 'collapse_ws': 0,
}
def __init__ (self, filename=None, **options):
@@ -137,6 +138,10 @@
buildup_line = line[0:-2] + '\n'
continue
+ # collapse internal whitespace (*after* joining lines!)
+ if self.collapse_ws:
+ line = re.sub (r'(\S)\s+(\S)', r'\1 \2', line)
+
# well, I guess there's some actual content there: return it
return line