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Write a function initials(name) that gives the capital initials of a name, so that "asha kumari…
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Write a function initials(name) that gives the capital initials of a name, so that "asha kumari rao" gives "AKR". It must cope with extra spaces and with capital letters in the wrong place, such as " aSHA kUMARI ", which gives "AK". What does it give for an empty text?
The worked solution
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Plan. split() with no argument cuts the name into words and drops the extra spaces. Take the first letter of each word, make it a capital, and join.
Check.
"asha kumari rao"has three words, with the first lettersa,k,r:"AKR"." aSHA kUMARI ": two words after the extra spaces are dropped:"AK". Taking the first letter and making it a capital fixes the wrong capitals.- An empty text has no words, so the loop does not run, and the answer is the empty text
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Answer: "AKR", "AK" and "".
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