Kata5.py

gistfile1.txt

def url_encode(text):
    """
    This function receives a string of words and returns that string with all the whitespace characters
    converted to %20, except for leading and trailing whitespace.
    """
    # Trim leading and trailing whitespace
    trimmed_text = text.strip()

    # Encode spaces using a loop
    encoded_text = ''
    for char in trimmed_text:
        if char == ' ':
            encoded_text += '%20'
        else:
            encoded_text += char

    return encoded_text

# Testing the function with different inputs
print(url_encode("Lighthouse Labs"))
print(url_encode(" Lighthouse Labs  "))
print(url_encode("blue is greener than purple for sure"))