how to do this?

Question

in python:

Using a string function, print your first and last name with the * symbol on both sides of your name with a max of 25 characters.

Answer 1

This code first creates two variables first_name and last_name with the first and last names, respectively. Then, it concatenates them with a space in between to form full_name.

Next, it calculates the number of * symbols needed on each side to ensure that the surrounded name has a maximum length of 25 characters. To do this, it subtracts the length of full_name from 25 and divides by 2 (using integer division // to ensure an integer result).

Finally, it creates a new string surrounded_name by concatenating the appropriate number of * symbols to the left and right of full_name. This surrounded name is printed to the console using the print() function.

first_name = "John"

last_name = "Doe"

# Concatenate the first and last name with a space in between

full_name = f"{first_name} {last_name}"

# Calculate the number of * symbols needed on each side

num_of_stars = (25 - len(full_name)) // 2

# Use the * symbol to surround the full name

surrounded_name = "*" * num_of_stars + full_name + "*" * num_of_stars

# Print the surrounded name

print(surrounded_name)

Answer 2

# ok so I am assuming what you want as an end result is *John Smith* for example

# also assuming that your name is stored in a string here

name = "John Smith"

# here we add the * symbols

name = "*" + name + "*"

# as for a max of 25 characters, that is very vague. If you want to just return the first 25 characters, you would do this:

return name[:25]

#however, I am not sure how else this would be done