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  1. import re
  2. s = "i'm sorry, sir, but this is a 'gluten-free' restaurant. we don't serve bread."
  3. print( re.sub(r"(?:(?!\b['‘’]\b)[\W_])+", ' ', s).strip() )
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i'm sorry sir but this is a gluten free restaurant we don't serve bread
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Python 3 (python  3.9.5)
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