string.whitespace in Python

In Python3, string.whitespace is a pre-initialized string used as string constant. In Python, string.whitespace will give the characters space, tab, linefeed, return, formfeed, and vertical tab.

Syntax : string.whitespace

Parameters : Doesn’t take any parameter, since it’s not a function.

Returns : Return the characters space, tab, linefeed, return, formfeed, and vertical tab.

Note : Make sure to import string library function inorder to use string.whitespace

Code #1 :

# import string library function
import string

print("Hello")
# Storing the characters space, tab etc
result = string.whitespace

# Printing the values
print(result)
print("Geeksforgeeks")

Output:

Hello
     


Geeksforgeeks

Code #2 : Given code tests for the whitespace values.

# import string library function
import string

# An input string.
Sentence = "Hey, Geeks !, How are you?"

for i in Sentence:

    # checking whether the whitespace is present
    if i in string.whitespace:

        # Printing the whitespace values
        print("printable Value is: " + i)

Output:

printable Value is:  
printable Value is:  
printable Value is:  
printable Value is:  
printable Value is: