the_stripper.py

def prestring(string=None):
       '''
       @summary: function to remove leading & trailing white spaces
       '''
       if string:
           return string.lstrip().rstrip()
       else:
           return u''

c.faxno = u'+%s %s %s' % (prestring(faxnumbers.telecomcountrycode).replace(u' ', ''),
			prestring(faxnumbers.areacitycode).replace(u' ', ''),
			prestring(faxnumbers.subscribernumber).replace(u' ', ''))