diff --git a/package.sh b/package.sh
index 0f34319..be40752 100755
--- a/package.sh
+++ b/package.sh
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ _create_generic_linux() {
     cd port-jobs
     ./CLIPBOARD.py LINUX
     ./COMMENTS.py ALL
+    ./BLANKS.py
     ./TABS.sh TABS
     cd ..
     mv port-jobs/working/* output/linuxtemp/usr/lib/sshyp/
@@ -146,6 +147,7 @@ urls {
     cd port-jobs
     ./CLIPBOARD.py HAIKU
     ./COMMENTS.py ALL
+    ./BLANKS.py
     ./TABS.sh TABS
     cd ..
     mv port-jobs/working/* output/haikutemp/lib/sshyp/
@@ -205,6 +207,7 @@ Installed-Size: 71680
         special=WSL-ONLY-UBUNTU
     fi
     ./COMMENTS.py ALL
+    ./BLANKS.py
     ./TABS.sh TABS
     cd ..
     mv port-jobs/working/* output/debiantemp/sshyp_"$version"-"$revision"_all/usr/lib/sshyp/
@@ -245,6 +248,7 @@ Installed-Size: 71680
     cd port-jobs
     ./CLIPBOARD.py TERMUX
     ./COMMENTS.py ALL
+    ./BLANKS.py
     ./TABS.sh TABS
     cd ..
     mv port-jobs/working/* output/termuxtemp/sshyp_"$version"-"$revision"_all_termux/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/lib/sshyp/
@@ -301,6 +305,7 @@ cp -r %%{_sourcedir}/usr %%{buildroot}
     cd port-jobs
     ./CLIPBOARD.py LINUX
     ./COMMENTS.py ALL
+    ./BLANKS.py
     ./TABS.sh TABS
     cd ..
     mv port-jobs/working/* output/fedoratemp/usr/lib/sshyp/
@@ -366,6 +371,7 @@ printf "/usr/bin/sshyp
     cd port-jobs
     ./CLIPBOARD.py TERMUX
     ./COMMENTS.py ALL
+    ./BLANKS.py
     ./TABS.sh TABS
     cd ..
     mv port-jobs/working/* output/freebsdtemp/usr/lib/sshyp/
diff --git a/port-jobs/BLANKS.py b/port-jobs/BLANKS.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..23e6be5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/port-jobs/BLANKS.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+from os import listdir
+
+# loop through all Python files in the working directory
+for filename in listdir('working'):
+    if filename.endswith('.py'):
+        filepath = 'working/' + filename
+        # read input file
+        with open(filepath, 'r') as file:
+            new_file = []
+            for line in file:
+                # remove blank lines
+                if line != '\n':
+                    new_file.append(line)
+        # write the updated file contents
+        open(filepath, 'w').writelines(new_file)