Making Faces
Before there were emoji, there were emoticons, whereby text like :)
was a happy face and text like :(
was a sad face. Nowadays, programs tend to convert emoticons to emoji automatically!
In a file called faces.py
, implement a function called convert
that accepts a str
as input and returns that same input with any :)
converted to π (otherwise known as a slightly smiling face) and any :(
converted to π (otherwise known as a slightly frowning face). All other text should be returned unchanged.
Then, in that same file, implement a function called main
that prompts the user for input, calls convert
on that input, and prints the result. Youβre welcome, but not required, to prompt the user explicitly, as by passing a str
of your own as an argument to input
. Be sure to call main
at the bottom of your file.
Hints
- Recall that
input
returns astr
, per docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#input. - Recall that a
str
comes with quite a few methods, per docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#string-methods. - An emoji is actually just a character, so you can quote it like any
str
, a la"π"
. And you can copy and paste the emoji from this page into your own code as needed.
Demo
How to Test
Hereβs how to test your code manually:
- Run your program with
python faces.py
. TypeHello :)
and press Enter. Your program should output:Hello π
- Run your program with
python faces.py
. TypeGoodbye :(
and press Enter. Your program should output:Goodbye π
- Run your program with
python faces.py
. TypeHello :) Goodbye :(
and press Enter. Your program should outputHello π Goodbye π