String Character Multiplier

Learning Objectives

In this lab, you will:

create a function according to the specifications
check on the type
practice if/else statement

Instructions

In this lab, we will practice writing functions that both display (ie: print) and return values. This will all be done in the word_mult() function below.

Given two inputs, write a function word_mult(word1, word2) that will:

Confirm both word1 and word2 are of type str
- If they are both strings, compute the product of the two string lengths. Then print the following:

Both "<string 1>" and "<string 2>" are strings. The product of their lengths is <product of string lengths>.

and return <product of string lengths>.

If they are not both strings, print the following:

Incorrect argument type found. Expected strings.

Then return False.

Hint: Remember, printing and returning a value are different. You can print strings on-screen with the command print(<string>) and return a function's output with return.

# The word_mult() function takes two inputs.
# It should first confirm that they are both string types.
#
# If they are both strings, compute the product of the two string lengths.
# Then print the following:
# "Both <string 1> and <string 2> are strings."
# "The product of their lengths is <product of string lengths>."
# Then return <product of string lengths>
#
# If they are not both strings, print the following:
# "Incorrect argument type found. Expected strings."
# Then return False

def word_mult(word1, word2):
'''Insert code here!'''

main.py
Load default template...
1 # The word_mult() function takes two inputs.
2 # It should first confirm that they are both string types.
3 #
4 # If they are both strings, compute the product of the two string Lengths.
5 # Then print the following:
6 # "Both <string 1> and <string 2> are strings."
7 # "The product of their lengths is <product of string lengths>."
8 # Then return <product of string lengths>
10 # If they are not both strings, print the following:
11 # "Incorrect argument type found. Expected strings.
12 # Then return False
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14 def word_mult(word1, word2):
'''Insert code here!''
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Expert Solution

Problem Analysis :

First, we will enter the two strings.
Then we will pass both the strings to function word_mult().
This function will calculate the product of the length of both the strings and return it.

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