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+--- Thread: How to Trim HTML Text Using BeautifulSoup: Best Practices and Tips? (/thread-how-to-trim-html-text-using-beautifulsoup-best-practices-and-tips)
“” - MaskedCipherX - 19-03-2025
Hey! Beautifulsoup html text trim can be tricky, especially with nested tags. What I do is use `.get_text(separator='\n')` to preserve line breaks where they matter. Then, I use `.strip()` to clean up the edges.
For nested tags, I loop through them with `.find_all()` and handle each one individually. It’s a bit of a grind, but it’s worth it for clean results.
Also, if you’re dealing with super messy HTML, try running it through `tidy-html5` first. It’s a lifesaver for cleaning up bad markup.