# coding=utf8
import re
regex = r"(\bnull_word\b)|_+"
test_str = ("Today _asf was a null_word day__and __bla__bla\n\n"
"Today _asf was a null__word day__and __bla__bla")
result = re.sub(regex, r" \1", test_str)
if result:
print (result)
IyBjb2Rpbmc9dXRmOAoKaW1wb3J0IHJlCgpyZWdleCA9IHIiKFxibnVsbF93b3JkXGIpfF8rIgoKdGVzdF9zdHIgPSAoIlRvZGF5IF9hc2Ygd2FzIGEgbnVsbF93b3JkIGRheV9fYW5kIF9fYmxhX19ibGFcblxuIgoJIlRvZGF5IF9hc2Ygd2FzIGEgbnVsbF9fd29yZCBkYXlfX2FuZCBfX2JsYV9fYmxhIikKCnJlc3VsdCA9IHJlLnN1YihyZWdleCwgciIgXDEiLCB0ZXN0X3N0cikKCmlmIHJlc3VsdDoKICAgIHByaW50IChyZXN1bHQpCgo=