CodingBat python String-1

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hello_name

def hello_name(name):
  return 'Hello ' + name + '!'

make_abba

def make_abba(a, b):
  return a + b + b + a

make_tags

def make_tags(tag, word):
  return '<{0}>{1}</{0}>'.format(tag,word)

make_out_word

def make_out_word(out, word):
  return out[:2] + word + out[2:]

extra_end

def extra_end(str):
  return 3*str[-2:]

first_two

def first_two(str):
  return str[:2]

first_half

def first_half(str):
  return str[:len(str)//2]

without_end

def without_end(str):
  return str[1:-1]

combo_string

def combo_string(a, b):
  if len(a) <= len(b):
    return a + b + a
  else:
    return b + a + b

non_start

def non_start(a, b):
  return a[1:] + b[1:]

left2

def left2(str):
  return str[2:] + str[:2]