python replace all special characters and spaces with single '-'

Question

I am trying to replace all the special characters and spaces in the string with only single '-'

For example:

Input: "Games & Fun"

Output: "Games-Fun"

I tried

>>> re.sub('[&" "]', '-', "Games & Fun")
'Games---Fun'

But I want "Games-Fun" only.

Can anyone help me with this?

Answer 1

>>> import re
>>> text = "Games & Fun"
>>> re.sub(r'\W+', '-', text)
'Games-Fun'

Answer 2

>>> re.sub(r'[&\s]+', '-', "Games & Fun")
'Games-Fun'