Python: Replaces the string ( ) with a space, and then removes all duplicate spaces from html tags

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<p class="obisnuit"><em>    Honor &nbsp;your  moral and spiritual      obligations &nbsp;  .</em></p>
<p class="nint">&nbsp;  Bishop  knew how to say the    most meaningful &nbsp;    of things  speech.&nbsp; </p>

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<p class="obisnuit"><em>Honor your moral and spiritual obligations.</em></p>
<p class="nint">Bishop knew how to say the most meaningful of things speech.</p>

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import re
import os


def read_text_from_file(file_path):
    """
    Aceasta functie returneaza continutul unui fisier.
    file_path: calea catre fisierul din care vrei sa citesti
    """
    with open(file_path, encoding='utf8') as f:
        text = f.read()
        return text


def write_to_file(text, file_path):
    """
    Aceasta functie scrie un text intr-un fisier.
    text: textul pe care vrei sa il scrii
    file_path: calea catre fisierul in care vrei sa scrii
    """
    with open(file_path, 'wb') as f:
        f.write(text.encode('utf8', 'ignore'))


def replace_white_spaces(tag_name, file_path):
    """
    Aceasta functie modifica textul dintre un tag dat ca argument.
    """

    text = read_text_from_file(file_path)

    text = str(text)

    articol_pattern = re.compile('<!-- ARTICOL START -->[\s\S]*?<!-- ARTICOL FINAL -->[\s\S]*?')
    text_articol = re.findall(articol_pattern, text)
    if len(text_articol) != 0:
        text_articol = str(text_articol[0])
        pattern = re.compile('<{} class=\".*?\">(.*?)</{}>'.format(tag_name, tag_name))  
       
        tag_texts = re.findall(pattern, text_articol)
       
        new_text_articol = text_articol
        for tag_text in tag_texts:
          
           
           
            new_text = tag_text.strip()
            m = re.findall('<em>(.*?)</em>', new_text)
            if len(m) >= 1:
                text_em = str(m[0])
                text_em_new = text_em
                text_em_new = text_em_new.replace(r'&nbsp;', r' ')
                text_em_new = text_em_new.strip()
                new_text = new_text.replace(text_em, text_em_new)
            
            new_text = new_text.replace(r'&nbsp;', r' ')
            new_text = " ".join(new_text.split())
            
            new_text_articol = new_text_articol.replace(tag_text, new_text)
        
        text = text.replace(text_articol, new_text_articol)
        write_to_file(text, file_path)
        print("Fisierul modificat cu succes este: ", file_path)
    else:
        print("Fisierul nu are structura corecta: ", file_path)




def gaseste_nbsp(file_path):
    text_Reg = f.read()


def replace_white_spaces_only_html_php(tag_name, directory_name):
    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(directory_name):
        for f in files:
            if f.endswith('html'):
                file_path = os.path.join(root, f)
                replace_white_spaces(tag_name, file_path)
            else:
                continue

if __name__ == '__main__':  
    
    
    directory_name = 'c:\\Folder1'
   
    tag_name = 'p'
    
    replace_white_spaces_only_html_php(tag_name, directory_name)