def strip_whitespace(s):
    if isinstance(s,str):
        return b("".join(s.split()))
    else:
        return b("").join(s.split())
Test database existance check.
dataset/ETHPy150Open cloudera/hue/desktop/core/ext-py/pycrypto-2.6.1/lib/Crypto/SelfTest/st_common.py/strip_whitespace--crossover with--dataset/ETHPy150Open GeoscienceAustralia/agdc/tests/test_dbutil.py/TestServer.test_exists