Added SIMPLE_IMPORT_LAZY_CHOICES_STRIP setting (disabled by default) which will strip leading/trailing whitespace from cell value before comparison. Updated README.

Author: smcoll

README.md

@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ SIMPLE_IMPORT_LAZY_CHOICES: Default True. If enabled simple_import will look up
 
 If the spreadsheet value is "Monday" it will set the database value to "M."
 
+SIMPLE_IMPORT_LAZY_CHOICES_STRIP: Default False.  If enabled, simple_import will trip leading/trailing whitespace 
+from the cell's value before checking for a match.  Only relevant when SIMPLE_IMPORT_LAZY_CHOICES is also enabled.
+ 
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simple_import/views.py

@@ -294,6 +294,9 @@ def set_field_from_cell(import_log, new_object, header_row_field_name, cell):
             related_object = related_model.objects.get(**{related_field_name:cell})
             setattr(new_object, header_row_field_name, related_object)
         elif field.choices and getattr(settings, 'SIMPLE_IMPORT_LAZY_CHOICES', True):
+            # Trim leading and trailing whitespace from cell values
+            if getattr(settings, 'SIMPLE_IMPORT_LAZY_CHOICES_STRIP', False):
+                cell = cell.strip()
             # Prefer database values over choices lookup
             database_values, verbose_values = zip(*field.choices)
             if cell in database_values: