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Asked: 2026-06-03T08:51:53+00:00

Let’s say I have text like this: jessica\n\n\nhello\n\n\n\nhow are you doing? How can I

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Let’s say I have text like this:

jessica\n\n\nhello\n\n\n\nhow are you doing?

How can I use regex to determine if there is more than 2 line breaks, replace it with 2 line breaks max.

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    >>> import re
>>> foo = "jessica\n\n\nhello\n\n\n\nhow are you doing?"
>>> re.sub('(\n{1,2})\n*', '\g<1>', foo)
'jessica\n\nhello\n\nhow are you doing?'
>>>
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