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Code: 3 Letters code from Surname
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gist_1.py
def get_surname_code(surname: str, fill_string='0') -> str:
seperators, i, pos = ("'", " ", "-"), 0, 0
for letter in surname:
i += 1
if letter in seperators:
pos = i
return surname[pos:pos+3].upper().ljust(3,fill_string)
# Example:
print(get_surname_code('DA SILVA'))
print(get_surname_code("D'ALMEIDA"))
print(get_surname_code('DE SOUZA'))
print(get_surname_code('SEHO'))
print(get_surname_code('DA'))
print(get_surname_code('SE'))
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