Help in the arithmetic formatter

def arithmetic_arranger(problems, result =False):
first =’’
second =’’
third =’’
sol =’’
n=’’
arranged_problems =’’
if len(problems) < 5:
for x in problems:
y = x.split(" ")

        try:
            a = int(y[0])
            b = int(y[2])
        except ValueError:
            return ("Error: Numbers must only contain digits.")

        if a<=9999 and b<=9999:
           pass
        else:
            return ("Error: Numbers cannot be more than four digits.")
            exit()

        if y[1] not in ['+','-']:
            return "Error: Operator must be '+' or '-'."
        if a>b:
            z = len(y[0]) +2
            n = '-'*z
            if len(y[2]) == 1:
                space1 = " "*(len(y[0]))
                first += f"  {y[0]}    "
                second+= f"{y[1]}{space1}{y[2]}    "
            elif len(y[2]) == 2:
                space1 = " " * (len(y[0])-1 )
                first += f"  {y[0]}    "
                second += f"{y[1]}{space1}{y[2]}    "
            elif len(y[2]) == 3:
                space1 = " " * (len(y[2]) -2)
                first += f"  { y[0]}    "
                second += f"{y[1]}{space1}{y[2]}    "
            elif len(y[2]) == 4:
                space1 = " "
                first += f"  { y[0]}    "
                second += f"{y[1]}{space1}{y[2]}    "
        else:
            z=len(y[2]) +2
            n="-"*z
            if len(y[0]) == 1:
                space1 = " "*(len(y[2])+1)
                first += f"{space1}{y[0]}    "
                second+= f"{y[1]} {y[2]}    "
            elif len(y[0]) == 2:
                space1 = " " * (len(y[2]) )
                first += f"{space1}{y[0]}    "
                second += f"{y[1]} {y[2]}    "
            elif len(y[0]) == 3:
                space1 = " " * (len(y[2]) -1)
                first += f"{space1}{y[0]}    "
                second += f"{y[1]} {y[2]}    "
            elif len(y[0]) == 4:
                space1 = " " * 2
                first += f"{space1}{y[0]}    "
                second += f"{y[1]} {y[2]}    "
        third+=f"{n}    "
        if eval(x) <0:
          sol+=f" {eval(x)}    "
        else:
          sol+=f"  {eval(x)}    "
else:
    return "Error: Too many problems."
if result==True:
    arranged_problems =f"{first}\b\b\b\b\n{second}\b\b\b\b\n{third}\b\b\b\b\n{sol}\b\b\b"
else:
    arranged_problems = f"{first}\b\b\b\b\n{second}\b\b\b\b\n{third}\b\b\b\b"
return arranged_problems![1|645x499](upload://yrxqmMNv5PESiUVO0eyRHAY5uEO.png)

The error reads:

- your output
? [difference]
+ expected output

Meaning you have a bunch of trailing spaces at the end of your lines.

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