def split_and_strip_without(string, exclude, separator_regexp=None):
    """Split a string into items, and trim any excess spaces

    Any items in exclude are not in the returned list

    >>> split_and_strip_without('fred, was, here  ', ['was'])
    ['fred', 'here']
    """
    result = split_and_strip(string, separator_regexp)
    if not exclude:
        return result
    return [x for x in result if x not in exclude]