def flatten_html(html, *remove_tags):
copy = html
for name in remove_tags:
while True:
soup = BeautifulSoup(copy, 'html.parser')
tag = soup.find(name)
if not tag:
break
parent = tag.parent
children = tag.contents
index = parent.contents.index(tag)
parent.contents[index:index] = children
parent.contents.remove(tag)
copy = soup.prettify()
return copy