Wow, thanks everyone for the awesome tips! I tried using `.get_text(separator=' ')` like a few of you suggested, and it’s way better than `strip=True`. Also, the regex trick for cleaning up extra spaces is a game-changer.
I’m still figuring out the nested tags part, but looping through them with `.find_all()` seems to be the way to go. I’ll definitely check out `html5lib` and `bleach` for cleaning up messy HTML before trimming.
Quick follow-up: has anyone tried using `lxml` with BeautifulSoup? Does it really make a difference in handling messy HTML? Thanks again, y’all are the best! 😄
I’m still figuring out the nested tags part, but looping through them with `.find_all()` seems to be the way to go. I’ll definitely check out `html5lib` and `bleach` for cleaning up messy HTML before trimming.
Quick follow-up: has anyone tried using `lxml` with BeautifulSoup? Does it really make a difference in handling messy HTML? Thanks again, y’all are the best! 😄