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First solution in Clear category for Between Markers (simplified) by helebed
def between_markers(text: str, begin: str, end: str) -> str:
"""
returns substring between two given markers
"""
a = text.index(begin)
b = text.index(end)
sub = text[a + 1: b]
return sub
if __name__ == '__main__':
print('Example:')
print(between_markers('What is >apple<', '>', '<'))
# These "asserts" are used for self-checking and not for testing
assert between_markers('What is >apple<', '>', '<') == "apple"
assert between_markers('What is [apple]', '[', ']') == "apple"
assert between_markers('What is ><', '>', '<') == ""
assert between_markers('>apple<', '>', '<') == "apple"
print('Wow, you are doing pretty good. Time to check it!')
Sept. 17, 2020