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+{
+ "authors": [
+ "kimolivia"
+ ],
+ "contributors": [
+ "valentin-p",
+ "BethanyG"
+ ],
+ "files": {
+ "solution": [
+ "string_methods.py"
+ ],
+ "test": [
+ "string_methods_test.py"
+ ],
+ "exemplar": [
+ ".meta/exemplar.py"
+ ]
+ },
+ "icon": "anagrams",
+ "blurb": "Learn about string methods while improving your little sister's school essay."
+}
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+{"track":"python","exercise":"little-sisters-essay","id":"68b15f3f00a4425db54965e6136896c1","url":"https://exercism.org/tracks/python/exercises/little-sisters-essay","handle":"Chomp1295","is_requester":true,"auto_approve":false}
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+# Help
+
+## Running the tests
+
+We use [pytest][pytest: Getting Started Guide] as our website test runner.
+You will need to install `pytest` on your development machine if you want to run tests for the Python track locally.
+You should also install the following `pytest` plugins:
+
+- [pytest-cache][pytest-cache]
+- [pytest-subtests][pytest-subtests]
+
+Extended information can be found in our website [Python testing guide][Python track tests page].
+
+
+### Running Tests
+
+To run the included tests, navigate to the folder where the exercise is stored using `cd` in your terminal (_replace `{exercise-folder-location}` below with your path_).
+Test files usually end in `_test.py`, and are the same tests that run on the website when a solution is uploaded.
+
+Linux/MacOS
+```bash
+$ cd {path/to/exercise-folder-location}
+```
+
+Windows
+```powershell
+PS C:\Users\foobar> cd {path\to\exercise-folder-location}
+```
+
+
+
+Next, run the `pytest` command in your terminal, replacing `{exercise_test.py}` with the name of the test file:
+
+Linux/MacOS
+```bash
+$ python3 -m pytest -o markers=task {exercise_test.py}
+==================== 7 passed in 0.08s ====================
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+
+Windows
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+PS C:\Users\foobar> py -m pytest -o markers=task {exercise_test.py}
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+```
+
+
+### Common options
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+- `-v` : enable verbose output.
+- `-x` : stop running tests on first failure.
+- `--ff` : run failures from previous test before running other test cases.
+
+For additional options, use `python3 -m pytest -h` or `py -m pytest -h`.
+
+
+### Fixing warnings
+
+If you do not use `pytest -o markers=task` when invoking `pytest`, you might receive a `PytestUnknownMarkWarning` for tests that use our new syntax:
+
+```bash
+PytestUnknownMarkWarning: Unknown pytest.mark.task - is this a typo? You can register custom marks to avoid this warning - for details, see https://docs.pytest.org/en/stable/mark.html
+```
+
+To avoid typing `pytest -o markers=task` for every test you run, you can use a `pytest.ini` configuration file.
+We have made one that can be downloaded from the top level of the Python track directory: [pytest.ini][pytest.ini].
+
+You can also create your own `pytest.ini` file with the following content:
+
+```ini
+[pytest]
+markers =
+ task: A concept exercise task.
+```
+
+Placing the `pytest.ini` file in the _root_ or _working_ directory for your Python track exercises will register the marks and stop the warnings.
+More information on pytest marks can be found in the `pytest` documentation on [marking test functions][pytest: marking test functions with attributes] and the `pytest` documentation on [working with custom markers][pytest: working with custom markers].
+
+Information on customizing pytest configurations can be found in the `pytest` documentation on [configuration file formats][pytest: configuration file formats].
+
+
+### Extending your IDE or Code Editor
+
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+Some community-sourced options can be found on our [Python track tools page][Python track tools page].
+
+[Pytest: Getting Started Guide]: https://docs.pytest.org/en/latest/getting-started.html
+[Python track tools page]: https://exercism.org/docs/tracks/python/tools
+[Python track tests page]: https://exercism.org/docs/tracks/python/tests
+[pytest-cache]:http://pythonhosted.org/pytest-cache/
+[pytest-subtests]:https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-subtests
+[pytest.ini]: https://github.com/exercism/python/blob/main/pytest.ini
+[pytest: configuration file formats]: https://docs.pytest.org/en/6.2.x/customize.html#configuration-file-formats
+[pytest: marking test functions with attributes]: https://docs.pytest.org/en/6.2.x/mark.html#raising-errors-on-unknown-marks
+[pytest: working with custom markers]: https://docs.pytest.org/en/6.2.x/example/markers.html#working-with-custom-markers
+
+## Submitting your solution
+
+You can submit your solution using the `exercism submit string_methods.py` command.
+This command will upload your solution to the Exercism website and print the solution page's URL.
+
+It's possible to submit an incomplete solution which allows you to:
+
+- See how others have completed the exercise
+- Request help from a mentor
+
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+
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+
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+ If not - you can always [ask](https://stackoverflow.com/help/how-to-ask) or [answer](https://stackoverflow.com/help/how-to-answer) someone else's question.
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+# Hints
+
+## General
+
+- [Python Documentation: String Methods][string-method-docs]
+- [Python Documentation Tutorial: Text][tutorial-strings]
+
+## 1. Capitalize the title of the paper
+
+- You can use [string methods][title-method-docs] to capitalize the title properly.
+
+## 2. Check if each sentence ends with a period
+
+- You can use [string methods][endswith-method-docs] to check the ending of a string.
+
+## 3. Clean up spacing
+
+- You can use [string methods][strip-method-docs] to remove whitespace.
+
+## 4. Replace words with a synonym
+
+- You can use [string methods][replace-method-docs] to replace words.
+
+[endswith-method-docs]: https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str.endswith
+[replace-method-docs]: https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str.replace
+[string-method-docs]: https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#string-methods
+[strip-method-docs]: https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str.strip
+[title-method-docs]: https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str.title
+[tutorial-strings]: https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/introduction.html#text
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+# Little Sister's Essay
+
+Welcome to Little Sister's Essay on Exercism's Python Track.
+If you need help running the tests or submitting your code, check out `HELP.md`.
+If you get stuck on the exercise, check out `HINTS.md`, but try and solve it without using those first :)
+
+## Introduction
+
+The `str` class offers [many useful methods][str methods] for working with and composing strings.
+These include searching, cleaning, splitting, transforming, translating, and many other techniques.
+
+Strings are [immutable sequences][text sequence] of [Unicode code points][unicode code points] -- individual "characters" or code points (_strings of length 1_) can be referenced by `0-based index` number from the left, or `-1-based index` number from the right.
+
+Strings can be iterated through using `for item in ` or `for index, item in enumerate()` syntax.
+They can be concatenated using the `+` operator or via `.join()` and implement all [common sequence operations][common sequence operations].
+
+Strings are _immutable_, meaning the value of a `str` object in memory cannot change.
+Functions or methods that operate on a `str` (_like the ones we are learning about here_) will return a new `instance` of that `str` object instead of modifying the original `str`.
+
+Following is a small selection of Python string methods.
+For a complete list, see the [str class][str methods] in the Python docs.
+
+
+[`.title()`][str-title] parses a string and capitalizes the first "character" of each "word" found.
+In Python, this is very dependent on the [language codec][codecs] used and how the particular language represents words and characters.
+There may also be [locale][locale] rules in place for a language or character set.
+
+
+```python
+man_in_hat_th = 'ผู้ชายใส่หมวก'
+man_in_hat_ru = 'мужчина в шляпе'
+man_in_hat_ko = '모자를 쓴 남자'
+man_in_hat_en = 'the man in the hat.'
+
+>>> man_in_hat_th.title()
+'ผู้ชายใส่หมวก'
+
+>>> man_in_hat_ru.title()
+'Мужчина В Шляпе'
+
+>>> man_in_hat_ko.title()
+'모자를 쓴 남자'
+
+>> man_in_hat_en.title()
+'The Man In The Hat.'
+```
+
+[`.endswith()`][str-endswith] returns `True` if the string ends with ``, `False` otherwise.
+
+
+```python
+>>> 'My heart breaks. 💔'.endswith('💔')
+True
+
+>>> 'cheerfulness'.endswith('ness')
+True
+
+# Punctuation is part of the string, so needs to be included in any endswith match.
+>>> 'Do you want to 💃?'.endswith('💃')
+False
+
+>> 'The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.'.endswith('dog')
+False
+```
+
+[`.strip()`][str-strip] returns a copy of the `str` with leading and trailing `` removed.
+The code points specified in `` are not a prefix or suffix - **all combinations** of the code points will be removed starting from **both ends** of the string.
+ If nothing is specified for ``, all combinations of whitespace code points will be removed.
+
+
+ ```python
+# This will remove "https://", because it can be formed from "/stph:".
+>>> 'https://unicode.org/emoji/'.strip('/stph:')
+'unicode.org/emoji'
+
+# Removal of all whitespace from both ends of the str.
+>>> ' 🐪🐪🐪🌟🐪🐪🐪 '.strip()
+'🐪🐪🐪🌟🐪🐪🐪'
+
+>>> justification = 'оправдание'
+>>> justification.strip('еина')
+'оправд'
+
+# Prefix and suffix in one step.
+>>> 'unaddressed'.strip('dnue')
+'address'
+
+>>> ' unaddressed '.strip('dnue ')
+'address'
+```
+
+
+[`.replace(, )`][str-replace] returns a copy of the string with all occurrences of `` replaced with ``.
+
+The quote used below is from [The Hunting of the Snark][The Hunting of the Snark] by [Lewis Carroll][Lewis Carroll]
+
+```python
+# The Hunting of the Snark, by Lewis Carroll
+>>> quote = '''
+"Just the place for a Snark!" the Bellman cried,
+ As he landed his crew with care;
+Supporting each man on the top of the tide
+ By a finger entwined in his hair.
+
+"Just the place for a Snark! I have said it twice:
+ That alone should encourage the crew.
+Just the place for a Snark! I have said it thrice:
+ What I tell you three times is true."
+'''
+
+>>> quote.replace('Snark', '🐲')
+...
+'\n"Just the place for a 🐲!" the Bellman cried,\n As he landed his crew with care;\nSupporting each man on the top of the tide\n By a finger entwined in his hair.\n\n"Just the place for a 🐲! I have said it twice:\n That alone should encourage the crew.\nJust the place for a 🐲! I have said it thrice:\n What I tell you three times is true."\n'
+
+>>> 'bookkeeper'.replace('kk', 'k k')
+'book keeper'
+```
+
+[Lewis Carroll]: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/lewis-carroll
+[The Hunting of the Snark]: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43909/the-hunting-of-the-snark
+[codecs]: https://docs.python.org/3/library/codecs.html
+[common sequence operations]: https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#text-sequence-type-str
+[locale]: https://docs.python.org/3/library/locale.html#module-locale
+[str methods]: https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#string-methods
+[str-endswith]: https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str.endswith
+[str-replace]: https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str.replace
+[str-strip]: https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str.strip
+[str-title]: https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#str.title
+[text sequence]: https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#text-sequence-type-str
+[unicode code points]: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/27331819/whats-the-difference-between-a-character-a-code-point-a-glyph-and-a-grapheme
+
+## Instructions
+
+In this exercise you are helping your younger sister edit her paper for school. The teacher is looking for correct punctuation, grammar, and excellent word choice.
+
+You have four tasks to clean up and modify strings.
+
+## 1. Capitalize the title of the paper
+
+Any good paper needs a properly formatted title.
+Implement the function `capitalize_title()` which takes a title `str` as a parameter and capitalizes the first letter of each word.
+This function should return a `str` in title case.
+
+
+```python
+>>> capitalize_title("my hobbies")
+"My Hobbies"
+```
+
+## 2. Check if each sentence ends with a period
+
+You want to make sure that the punctuation in the paper is perfect.
+Implement the function `check_sentence_ending()` that takes `sentence` as a parameter. This function should return a `bool`.
+
+
+```python
+>>> check_sentence_ending("I like to hike, bake, and read.")
+True
+```
+
+## 3. Clean up spacing
+
+To make the paper look professional, unnecessary spacing needs to be removed.
+Implement the function `clean_up_spacing()` that takes `sentence` as a parameter.
+The function should remove extra whitespace at both the beginning and the end of the sentence, returning a new, updated sentence `str`.
+
+
+```python
+>>> clean_up_spacing(" I like to go on hikes with my dog. ")
+"I like to go on hikes with my dog."
+```
+
+## 4. Replace words with a synonym
+
+To make the paper _even better_, you can replace some of the adjectives with their synonyms.
+Write the function `replace_word_choice()` that takes `sentence`, `old_word`, and `new_word` as parameters.
+This function should replace all instances of the `old_word` with the `new_word`, and return a new `str` with the updated sentence.
+
+
+```python
+>>> replace_word_choice("I bake good cakes.", "good", "amazing")
+"I bake amazing cakes."
+```
+
+## Source
+
+### Created by
+
+- @kimolivia
+
+### Contributed to by
+
+- @valentin-p
+- @BethanyG
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+"""Functions to help edit essay homework using string manipulation."""
+
+
+def capitalize_title(title):
+ """Convert the first letter of each word in the title to uppercase if needed.
+
+ :param title: str - title string that needs title casing.
+ :return: str - title string in title case (first letters capitalized).
+ """
+
+ return title.title()
+
+
+def check_sentence_ending(sentence):
+ """Check the ending of the sentence to verify that a period is present.
+
+ :param sentence: str - a sentence to check.
+ :return: bool - return True if punctuated correctly with period, False otherwise.
+ """
+
+ return sentence.endswith(".")
+
+
+def clean_up_spacing(sentence):
+ """Verify that there isn't any whitespace at the start and end of the sentence.
+
+ :param sentence: str - a sentence to clean of leading and trailing space characters.
+ :return: str - a sentence that has been cleaned of leading and trailing space characters.
+ """
+
+ return sentence.strip()
+
+
+def replace_word_choice(sentence, old_word, new_word):
+ """Replace a word in the provided sentence with a new one.
+
+ :param sentence: str - a sentence to replace words in.
+ :param old_word: str - word to replace.
+ :param new_word: str - replacement word.
+ :return: str - input sentence with new words in place of old words.
+ """
+
+ return sentence.replace(old_word, new_word)
diff --git a/python/little-sisters-essay/string_methods_test.py b/python/little-sisters-essay/string_methods_test.py
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+import unittest
+import pytest
+from string_methods import (capitalize_title,
+ check_sentence_ending,
+ clean_up_spacing,
+ replace_word_choice)
+
+
+class LittleSistersEssayTest(unittest.TestCase):
+
+ @pytest.mark.task(taskno=1)
+ def test_capitalize_word(self):
+
+ actual_result = capitalize_title("canopy")
+ expected = "Canopy"
+ error_message = (f'Called capitalize_title("canopy"). '
+ f'The function returned "{actual_result}", '
+ f'but the tests expected "{expected}" for the title.')
+
+ self.assertEqual(actual_result, expected, msg=error_message)
+
+ @pytest.mark.task(taskno=1)
+ def test_capitalize_title(self):
+
+ actual_result = capitalize_title("fish are cold blooded")
+ expected = "Fish Are Cold Blooded"
+ error_message = (f'Called capitalize_title("fish are cold blooded"). '
+ f'The function returned "{actual_result}", '
+ f'but the tests expected "{expected}" for the title.')
+
+ self.assertEqual(actual_result, expected, msg=error_message)
+
+ @pytest.mark.task(taskno=2)
+ def test_sentence_ending(self):
+
+ actual_result = check_sentence_ending("Snails can sleep for 3 years.")
+ expected = True
+ error_message = (f'Called check_sentence_ending("Snails can sleep for 3 years."). '
+ f'The function returned {actual_result}, '
+ f'but the tests expected {expected} for a period ending.')
+
+ self.assertEqual(actual_result, expected, msg=error_message)
+
+ @pytest.mark.task(taskno=2)
+ def test_sentence_ending_without_period(self):
+
+ actual_result = check_sentence_ending("Fittonia are nice")
+ expected = False
+ error_message = (f'Called check_sentence_ending("Fittonia are nice"). '
+ f'The function returned {actual_result}, '
+ f'but the tests expected {expected} for a period ending.')
+
+ self.assertEqual(actual_result, expected, msg=error_message)
+
+ @pytest.mark.task(taskno=3)
+ def test_remove_extra_spaces_only_start(self):
+
+ actual_result = clean_up_spacing(" A rolling stone gathers no moss")
+ expected = "A rolling stone gathers no moss"
+ error_message = (f'Called clean_up_spacing(" A rolling stone gathers no moss"). '
+ f'The function returned "{actual_result}", '
+ f'but the tests expected "{expected}" as a cleaned string.')
+
+ self.assertEqual(actual_result, expected, msg=error_message)
+
+ @pytest.mark.task(taskno=3)
+ def test_remove_extra_spaces(self):
+
+ actual_result = clean_up_spacing(" Elephants can't jump. ")
+ expected = "Elephants can't jump."
+ error_message = ("Called clean_up_spacing(\" Elephants can't jump. \")"
+ f'The function returned "{actual_result}", '
+ f'but the tests expected "{expected}" as a cleaned string.')
+
+ self.assertEqual(actual_result, expected, msg=error_message)
+
+ @pytest.mark.task(taskno=4)
+ def test_replace_word_choice(self):
+
+ actual_result = replace_word_choice("Animals are cool.", "cool", "awesome")
+ expected = "Animals are awesome."
+ error_message = ('Called replace_word_choice("Animals are cool.", "cool", "awesome"). '
+ f'The function returned "{actual_result}", '
+ f'but the tests expected "{expected}" after the word replacement.')
+
+ self.assertEqual(actual_result, expected, msg=error_message)
+
+ @pytest.mark.task(taskno=4)
+ def test_replace_word_not_exist(self):
+
+ actual_result = replace_word_choice("Animals are cool.", "small", "tiny")
+ expected = "Animals are cool."
+ error_message = ('Called replace_word_choice("Animals are cool.", "small", "tiny"). '
+ f'The function returned "{actual_result}", '
+ f'but the tests expected "{expected}", because the word '
+ 'to be replaced is not in the sentence.')
+
+ self.assertEqual(actual_result, expected, msg=error_message)