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First Word solution in Clear category for First Word by jharvey954
def first_word(text):
char_to_replace = "!@#$%^&*,." # indentify any possible extraneous characters
for char in char_to_replace: # loop though characters and replace
text = text.replace(char, " ")
return text.split()[0] # return the fist word of the string
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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May 16, 2020