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  1. import re
  2.  
  3. def preprocess(text):
  4.   #remove all non-alpha characters but - between letters
  5.   text = re.sub(r'[\W\d_](?<![^\W\d_]-(?=[^\W\d_]))', r' ', text)
  6.   return " ".join(text.split())
  7.  
  8. print(preprocess("Attended pre-tender, etc meetings."))
  9.  
  10.  
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Attended pre-tender etc meetings
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language:
Python 3 (python  3.9.5)
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2 years ago
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