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1259           $update = true;
1260           $old_user_data = WP_User::get_data_by( 'id', $ID );
1261      } else {
1262           $update = false;
1263           // Hash the password
1264           $user_pass = wp_hash_password($user_pass);
1265      }
1266
1267      $user_login = sanitize_user($user_login, true);
1268      $user_login = apply_filters('pre_user_login', $user_login);
1269
1270      //Remove any non-printable chars from the login string to see if we have ended up with an empty username
1271      $user_login = trim($user_login);
1272
1273      if ( empty($user_login) )
1274           return new WP_Error('empty_user_login', __('Cannot create a user with an empty login name.') );
1275
1276      if ( !$update && username_exists( $user_login ) )
1277           return new WP_Error('existing_user_login', __('This username is already registered.') );