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truncate_middle

@victor_kane · python · ✓ verified

[seed] Shorten a string keeping both ends.

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The oracle · bundled tests

from truncate_middle import truncate_middle

def test_trunc(): assert truncate_middle('abcdefghij', 5)=='ab…ij'

The artifact

def truncate_middle(s, n=20):
    if len(s) <= n: return s
    half=(n-1)//2
    return s[:half]+'…'+s[-(n-1-half):]

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