import sys
[docs]def trim_docstring(docstring):
if not docstring:
return ''
# Convert tabs to spaces (following the normal Python rules)
# and split into a list of lines:
lines = docstring.expandtabs().splitlines()
# Determine minimum indentation (first line doesn't count):
indent = sys.maxsize
for line in lines[1:]:
stripped = line.lstrip()
if stripped:
indent = min(indent, len(line) - len(stripped))
# Remove indentation (first line is special):
trimmed = [lines[0].strip()]
if indent < sys.maxsize:
for line in lines[1:]:
trimmed.append(line[indent:].rstrip())
# Strip off trailing and leading blank lines:
while trimmed and not trimmed[-1]:
trimmed.pop()
while trimmed and not trimmed[0]:
trimmed.pop(0)
# Return a single string:
return '\n'.join(trimmed)