def strip(strA,isShow=False):
#by  D@CC
#on  2023DApr05
#Project: WioClock
#Code: MicroPython
#Purpose: strips preceding & trailing blanks


#Parm0: str to process
#Parm1: isShow=False

#returns stripped string

#calls: len()
#        showMP()

    strC=strA
    #print("          strC:",strC,":")  # before changes
    if strA=="": return strC
    lenC=len(strC)
    "lenC:",lenC
    if not (strC[0:1]==" "):  # if no preceding spaces
        #no preceding spaces
        Doh=1
    else:
        # strip blanks from front
        showMP(isShow,"strC:",strC,0)		#mod
        while strC[0:1]==" ":
            strB=strC
            #print("strB:",strB,":")
            # remove 1 char from front
            strB=strC[1:]    #remove first blank
            #print("strB:",strB,":")
            strC=strB
        #while end
        #print("done removing preceding blanks")
    #if end
    #check for blanks at end

    #check if any blanks at end
    if (strC==""): return strC   
    if not (strC[-1]==" "): return strC
    #strip blanks from rear
    while strC[-1]==" ":   #test if last char blank
        strB=strC
        #print("strB:",strB,":")
        # remove 1 char from rear
        lenC=len(strC)
        lenCLess1=len(strC)-1
        strB=strC[0:lenCLess1]    #remove last blank
        strC=strB
    #while end
    #print("done removing trailing blanks")
   
    #print("returning:",strC,":")
    return strC
#def end
#/strip.py