Starting Out with Python (4th Edition)
Starting Out with Python (4th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134444321
Author: Tony Gaddis
Publisher: PEARSON
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Write a program that gets a string containing a person’s first, middle, and last names, and displays their first, middle, and last initials. For example, if the user enters John William Smith, the program should display J. W. S.

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