def ignore_blanks(self) -> bool:
self._stream.save_context()<EOL>if not self.read_eof() and self._stream.peek_char in "<STR_LIT>":<EOL><INDENT>while (not self.read_eof()<EOL>and self._stream.peek_char in "<STR_LIT>"):<EOL><INDENT>self._stream.incpos()<EOL><DEDENT>return self._stream.validate_context()<EOL><DEDENT>return self._stream.validate_context()<EOL>
Consume whitespace characters.