Python Exercises: Extract the first n number of vowels from a string

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A vowel is a syllabic speech sound pronounced without any stricture in the vocal tract. Vowels are one of the two principal classes of speech sounds, the other being the consonant.

Write a Python program to extract the first specified number of vowels from a given string. If the specified number is less than the number of vowels present in the string then display "n is less than the number of vowels present in the string".

Sample Data:
("Python", 2) -> "n is less than number of vowels present in the string."
("Python Exercises", 3) -> "oEe"
("aeiou") -> "AEI"

Sample Solution-1:

Python Code:

def test(text, n):
	result_str = ''
	for i in text:
		if i in 'aioueAEIOU':
			result_str+=i
	return result_str[:n] if len(result_str) >= n else 'n is less than number of vowels present in the string.'
    
word = "Python"
n = 2
print("Original string and number:", word,",",n)
print("Extract the first n number of vowels from the said string:")
print(test(word,n))
word = "Python Exercises"
n = 3
print("\nOriginal string and number:", word,",",n)
print("Extract the first n number of vowels from the said string:")
print(test(word,n))
word = "AEIOU"
n = 3
print("\nOriginal string and number:", word,",",n)
print("Extract the first n number of vowels from the said string:")
print(test(word,n))  

Sample Output:

Original string and number: Python , 2
Extract the first n number of vowels from the said string:
n is less than number of vowels present in the string.

Original string and number: Python Exercises , 3
Extract the first n number of vowels from the said string:
oEe

Original string and number: AEIOU , 3
Extract the first n number of vowels from the said string:
AEI

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Sample Solution-2:

Python Code:

def test(text, n):
    t = [x for x in text if x in 'aeiouAEIOU' ]
    return 'n is less than number of vowels present in the string.' if len(t) < n else ''.join(t[:n])
    
word = "Python"
n = 2
print("Original string and number:", word,",",n)
print("Extract the first n number of vowels from the said string:")
print(test(word,n))
word = "Python Exercises"
n = 3
print("\nOriginal string and number:", word,",",n)
print("Extract the first n number of vowels from the said string:")
print(test(word,n))

word = "AEIOU"
n = 3
print("\nOriginal string and number:", word,",",n)
print("Extract the first n number of vowels from the said string:")
print(test(word,n))

Sample Output:

Original string and number: Python , 2
Extract the first n number of vowels from the said string:
n is less than number of vowels present in the string.

Original string and number: Python Exercises , 3
Extract the first n number of vowels from the said string:
oEe

Original string and number: AEIOU , 3
Extract the first n number of vowels from the said string:
AEI

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