def first_non_whitespace_char(string):
    """
    Simple function that checks to see what the first non whitespace char is
    :param string: the string that is going to be checked
    :return: returns the first non whitespace char of string
    """
    char = None
    for i in range(len(string)):
        if string[i] != ' ':
            char = string[i]
            break
    return char