import types
def cleanWhiteSpace(obj):
objType = type(obj)
if(objType is types.StringType): # String
# Clean regular string
return obj.lstrip().rstrip()
elif((objType is types.ListType) or (objType is types.TupleType)): # List or Tuple
out = []
for ele in obj: # Iterate the elements
out.append(cleanWhiteSpace(ele)) # Recurse into this function for the element
return out
elif(objType is types.DictType): # Dictionary
out = {}
for ele in obj: # Iterate the elements
out[ele] = cleanWhiteSpace(obj[ele]) # Recurse into this function for the element
return out
else:
# Non String or list object return it
return obj
