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Score a word with a: 1, b: 2, ..., z: 26.
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| #!/usr/bin/python | |
| # -*- coding: utf-8 -*- | |
| def score_a_word(word=''): | |
| # TODO: add exception! | |
| sum = 0 | |
| for char in word.lower(): | |
| sum += (ord(char) - 96) | |
| print(word + ' for ' + str(sum)) | |
| return sum | |
| if __name__ == '__main__': | |
| score_a_word('knowledge') | |
| score_a_word('hardwork') | |
| score_a_word('attitude') | |
| score_a_word('Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis') |
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knowledge for 96
hardwork for 98
attitude for 100
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis for 560