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43 lines
1.4 KiB
Python
43 lines
1.4 KiB
Python
"""Functions to help edit essay homework using string manipulation."""
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def capitalize_title(title):
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"""Convert the first letter of each word in the title to uppercase if needed.
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:param title: str - title string that needs title casing.
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:return: str - title string in title case (first letters capitalized).
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"""
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return title.title()
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def check_sentence_ending(sentence):
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"""Check the ending of the sentence to verify that a period is present.
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:param sentence: str - a sentence to check.
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:return: bool - return True if punctuated correctly with period, False otherwise.
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"""
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return sentence.endswith(".")
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def clean_up_spacing(sentence):
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"""Verify that there isn't any whitespace at the start and end of the sentence.
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:param sentence: str - a sentence to clean of leading and trailing space characters.
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:return: str - a sentence that has been cleaned of leading and trailing space characters.
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"""
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return sentence.strip()
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def replace_word_choice(sentence, old_word, new_word):
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"""Replace a word in the provided sentence with a new one.
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:param sentence: str - a sentence to replace words in.
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:param old_word: str - word to replace.
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:param new_word: str - replacement word.
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:return: str - input sentence with new words in place of old words.
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"""
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return sentence.replace(old_word, new_word)
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