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First solution in Uncategorized category for First Word by mjazy
def first_word(text: str) -> str:
textLength = len(text)
returnedWord = ''
returnedWordIndex = 0
textIndex = 0
while textIndex < textLength:
if text[textIndex].isalpha() == False and returnedWordIndex > 0 and text[textIndex] != "'":
textIndex = textLength
if (textIndex < textLength and (text[textIndex].isalpha() or (text[textIndex-1].isalpha() and text[textIndex] == "'"))):
returnedWord = returnedWord + text[textIndex]
returnedWordIndex += 1
textIndex += 1
return returnedWord
if __name__ == '__main__':
print("Example:")
print(first_word("Hello world"))
# These "asserts" are used for self-checking and not for an auto-testing
assert first_word("Hello world") == "Hello"
assert first_word(" a word ") == "a"
assert first_word("don't touch it") == "don't"
assert first_word("greetings, friends") == "greetings"
assert first_word("... and so on ...") == "and"
assert first_word("hi") == "hi"
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Jan. 7, 2018
