filename = input('file to fix: ')
textfile = open(filename, 'r')

# break the filename down into its parts
split_point  = filename.find('.')
first_name   = filename[0:split_point]
extension    = filename[split_point+1:]

# construct output file name and object
new_filename = first_name + '-stripped.' + extension
output_file  = open(new_filename, 'w')

for line in textfile:
    if len(line) == 1:
        print('\n', file=output_file)
    else:
        print(line.strip('\n'), end=' ', file=output_file)

textfile.close()
output_file.close()