code: def _skipWhite(data, pos):
      m = _whiteRE.match(data, pos)
      newPos = m.regs[0][1]
      assert newPos >= pos
      return newPos
  
imports: from __future__ import annotations
  from fontTools.misc.textTools import num2binary, binary2num, readHex, strjoin
  import array
  from io import StringIO
  from typing import List
  import re
  import logging
label_desc: Use image node_id 3 for calling a global function with example usage: _skipWhite(data, pos) and returns: newPos