compare strings disregarding whitespace without RE

There is an interesting topic in the python.list about comparing two strings deiregarding whitespace without re. As the discussion went on, there cames two different requirements:

normalize whitespace That is, “a\n b c” == “a b \n c” but “ab c” <> “a bc”
totally ignore withespace Both “a\n b […]

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