AddressCleaner.py

    def cleanAddresses():

        print(' * Cleaning Addresses')

        def IsProblem(value):
            ex = ['NO.', 'ST. JOSEPH', 'NORTH WAY']
            return any(value.find(e) > -1 for e in ex)

        def SkipName(value):
            skipNameList = ['RIVER BEND WAY', 'CANYON CREST', 'WATER MILL WAY',
                            'UNIT', 'BLDG']
            return any(value.find(e) > -1 for e in skipNameList)

        exp = "{0} <> '' AND {0} IS NOT NULL".format('PARCEL_ADD')
        print('Where Clause is', exp)

        with arcpy.da.UpdateCursor(newParcels, ['PARCEL_ADD', 'OrigAddress', 'OID@'], exp) as rows:

            for row in rows:

                print ('ObjectID is:', row[2], '| Original Address is:', row[0])

                if IsProblem(row[1]):
                    row[0] = row[1].replace('NO.', '').replace('ST. JOSEPH', 'ST JOSEPH').replace('NORTH WAY', 'N')
                    print ('IsProblem')

                elif SkipName(row[1]):
                    row[0] = row[1].replace("ROAD", "RD").replace("LANE", "LN").replace("DRIVE", "DR").replace("STREET","ST").replace("CIRCLE", "CIR")
                    row[0] = row[1].replace("NORTH", "N").replace("SOUTH", "S").replace("EAST", "E").replace("WEST", "W")
                    row[0] = row[1].strip().upper().replace("  ", " ")
                    print('SkipName')

                else:
                # if not (IsProblem(row[1]) or SkipName(row[1])):
                    print('else')
                    address = address_parser.Address(row[1])
                    row[0] = address.normalized

                rows.updateRow(row)
    cleanAddresses()