use strict;
my $str = '#This RegEx removes inline comments and blank lines in python code!
# This will save you tokens and time when using GPT to help code and debug.
import requests
import os
#Define vars
def add(a, b):
return a + b
# print results
result = add(2, 3)
print(result) # Output: 5
print("Complete")
';
my $regex = qr/((^|\s)#(.*)$)|(^\n)|(\n(\s|)+#(.*)$)|([\n\s]+#.*)|([\n\s]{2,}$)/mp;
my $subst = '';
my $result = $str =~ s/$regex/$subst/rg;
print "The result of the substitution is' $result\n";
Please keep in mind that these code samples are automatically generated and are not guaranteed to work. If you find any syntax errors, feel free to submit a bug report. For a full regex reference for Perl, please visit: http://perldoc.perl.org/perlre.html