1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/wqflask/maintenance/dataset/utilities.py b/wqflask/maintenance/dataset/utilities.py
index 453ee707..5ffa9047 100644
--- a/wqflask/maintenance/dataset/utilities.py
+++ b/wqflask/maintenance/dataset/utilities.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import MySQLdb
+import re
 
 def get_cursor():
     host = 'localhost'
@@ -7,4 +8,12 @@ def get_cursor():
     db = 'db_webqtl'
     con = MySQLdb.Connect(db=db, host=host, user=user, passwd=passwd)
     cursor = con.cursor()
-    return cursor
-\ No newline at end of file
+    return cursor
+    
+def clearspaces(s):
+    if s:
+        s = re.sub('\s+', ' ', s)
+        s = s.strip()
+        return s
+    else:
+        return None