acronym_maker.py

""" Create acronyms for names following rules
test using: python acronym_maker.py -v
"""

def acronym_maker(s):
    """
    Make up 2 and 3 letter acronyms for given string
    WIP: The following tests are not passing
    
    2-letter short, 3-letter short, full name
    72 '72 1972
    75 '75 1975
    32 P32 PO32
    30 P30 PO30
    AC ACT A Cherry On Top
    AM AMK ADA Meze Kitchen
    AC ALC Alan's Cakes
    AL ALC Albany Lodge Catering Franchise - Newport Masonic Club
    AP ALP Antoine's Little Pudding Parlour
    BQ B&Q Cafe
    BP BEP Bengal Palace
    BR BUR Burrs Restaurant
    CS CAS Caffe-Society
    CC CCR Cake Creations By Roz
    CG CAG Cakes Ga-lor
    CW CSM Calbourne Water Mill
    CC CAC Carisbrooke Castle
    CG CGC Chillerton\& Gatcombe Community Association (Village Hall)
    CH CHT Coach House Tea Rooms At Carisbrooke Castle
    DM DUM Dunelm Mill
    EI EIW Equals Isle Of Wight
    EF EUF Eurest Foodservice
    FP FLP Flour Power
    FV FVN Forest View Nursey
    FF FRF French Franks
    """
    acronym = ''.join([x[0] for x in s.split()])[:2]
    return acronym


if __name__ == "__main__":
    import doctest
    doctest.testmod()