Question

1. Write a Python function username that prints a username consisting of the first initial of the user's first name, followed by the user's last name. The function should produce the output shown when invoked with username(), depending on the user's input. Make sure the output of your code conforms to the specified layout exactly.

Please enter your first name (all lowercase): karen
Please enter your last name (all lowercase): huyck
Your username is khuyck.

2. Write a function letterGrade that takes a parameter grade and prints the grade with any plus (+) or minus (-) removed. It should perform exactly as follows for the invocation statements given. You should test your function with other invocation statements, as well.

letterGrade("B+")

Your grade is in the B range.

letterGrade("A-")

Your grade is in the A range.

Answer 1

1. Program:

#function name: username()
#parameters: none
#return value: none
def username():
#user input
fname = input( "Please enter your first name (all lowercase): ")
lname = input( "Please enter your last name (all lowercase): ")

#displaying username
print("Your username is:", fname[0]+lname)
  
  
username()

  

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2. Program

#function name: letterGrade
#parameters: grade(string)
#return value: none
def letterGrade(grade):
if "+" in grade:
result = grade.strip("+")
else:
result = grade.strip("-")
  
print("Your grade is in the ", result ," range.")
  

#function call
letterGrade("B+")
letterGrade("A-")

  
  
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