Python: Find the middle character(s) of a given string

Python Basic - 1: Exercise-93 with Solution

Write a Python program to find the central character(s) of a given string. Return the two middle characters if the length of the string is even. Return the middle character if the length of the string is odd.

Sample Solution:

Python Code:

def middle_char(txt):
  return txt[(len(txt)-1)//2:(len(txt)+2)//2]
text = "Python"
print("Original string: ",text)
print("Middle character(s) of the said string: ",middle_char(text))
text = "PHP"
print("Original string: ",text)
print("Middle character(s) of the said string: ",middle_char(text))
text = "Java"
print("Original string: ",text)
print("Middle character(s) of the said string: ",middle_char(text))

Sample Output:

Original string:  Python
Middle character(s) of the said string:  th
Original string:  PHP
Middle character(s) of the said string:  H
Original string:  Java
Middle character(s) of the said string:  av

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