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First solution in Clear category for First Word by tvylormvde
import re
def first_word(text: str) -> str:
words = re.sub("[-+.^:,]", " ", text).split()
for word in words:
if all(w.isalpha() or w == "'" for w in word):
return word
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"
assert first_word("Hello.World") == "Hello"
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Sept. 2, 2020
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