Fall 2024 - P3
3.4.2 Python Hacks
These are the hacks students are required to complete to demonstrate understanding of the content.
Hacks / Homework
- Hack 1: Write a Python function that takes a string as input and returns the string reversed.
- Hack 2: Create a Python program that counts the number of vowels (‘a’, ‘e’, ‘i’, ‘o’, ‘u’) in a given string.
- Hack 3: Given a string, write a function to replace all occurrences of the substring ‘abc’ with ‘xyz’.
- Hack 4: Write a function that checks if a given string is a palindrome (reads the same forward and backward), ignoring spaces, punctuation, and case.
- Hack 5: Write a program that finds and returns the longest word in a given sentence.
CHALLENGING QUESTION:
- Hack 6: Given a string containing both letters and digits, write a function that extracts all the numbers, sums them up, and returns the total.