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 ๐ (otherwise known as a slightly smiling face) and any :( converted to ๐ (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. Youโre 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
inputreturns astr, per docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#input. - Recall that a
strcomes 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"๐". And you can copy and paste the emoji from this page into your own code as needed.
Before You Begin
Log into cs50.dev, click on your terminal window, and execute cd by itself. You should find that your terminal windowโs prompt resembles the below:
$
Next execute
mkdir faces
to make a folder called faces in your codespace.
Then execute
cd faces
to change directories into that folder. You should now see your terminal prompt as faces/ $. You can now execute
code faces.py
to make a file called faces.py where youโll write your program.
Demo
How to Test
Hereโs how to test your code manually:
- Run your program with
python faces.py. TypeHello :)and press Enter. Your program should output:Hello ๐ - Run your program with
python faces.py. TypeGoodbye :(and press Enter. Your program should output:Goodbye ๐ - Run your program with
python faces.py. TypeHello :) Goodbye :(and press Enter. Your program should outputHello ๐ Goodbye ๐