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[Sync Iteration] python/little-sisters-essay/1
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Merge pull request #154 from ikostan/main
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Update string_methods.py
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4 changes: 1 addition & 3 deletions little-sisters-essay/string_methods.py
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Expand Up @@ -38,9 +38,7 @@ def clean_up_spacing(sentence: str) -> str:
return sentence.strip()


def replace_word_choice(sentence: str,
old_word: str,
new_word: str) -> str:
def replace_word_choice(sentence: str, old_word: str, new_word: str) -> str:
"""
Replace a word in the provided sentence with a new one.
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"""Functions to help edit essay homework using string manipulation."""


def capitalize_title(title: str) -> str:
"""
Convert the first letter of each word in the title to uppercase if needed.

:param title: str - title string that needs title casing.
:return: str - title string in title case (first letters capitalized).
"""

return title.title()


def check_sentence_ending(sentence: str) -> bool:
"""
Check the ending of the sentence to verify that a period is present.

:param sentence: str - a sentence to check.
:return: bool - return True if punctuated correctly with period, False otherwise.
"""

return True if sentence[-1] in ".!?" else False


def clean_up_spacing(sentence: str) -> str:
"""
Verify that there isn't any whitespace at the start and end of the sentence.

:param sentence: str - a sentence to clean of leading and trailing space characters.
:return: str - a sentence that has been cleaned of leading and trailing space characters.
"""

return sentence.strip()


def replace_word_choice(sentence: str, old_word: str, new_word: str) -> str:
"""
Replace a word in the provided sentence with a new one.

:param sentence: str - a sentence to replace words in.
:param old_word: str - word to replace.
:param new_word: str - replacement word.
:return: str - input sentence with new words in place of old words.
"""

return sentence.replace(old_word, new_word)