python - How to remove punctuation in between words -

i use code strip line of text punctuation:

line = line.rstrip("\n") line = line.translate(none, string.punctuation) 

the problem words doesn't turn doesnt want remove punctuation between words can't seem figure out way so. how should go this?

edit: thought using strip() function take effect on right , left trailing of whole sentence.

for example:

isn't ., stackoverflow - best ? 

should become:

isn't stackoverflow best 

instead of current output:

isnt stackoverflow best 

assuming consider words groups of characters separated spaces:

>>> string import punctuation >>> line = "isn't ., stackoverflow - best ?" >>> ' '.join(word.strip(punctuation) word in line.split()               if word.strip(punctuation)) "isn't stackoverflow best" 

or

>>> line = "isn't ., stackoverflow - best ?" >>> ' '.join(filter(none, (word.strip(punctuation) word in line.split()))) "isn't stackoverflow best"