introduction to computing and programming in python book

problems

3.2 you are a race pfficial on an ultra marathon(100 miles), and you want to diplay the number and elapsed time for each runner on a big display. write a program to generate the phrase for the diplay based on the runner number, the mile marker, and elapsed time.

>>> runner(42 ,10, "1:12:09")

runner #42 passed mile 10 at time 1:12:09

3.10 change the encode function so that spaces are simply skipped

3.16 you have written an essay for school, and it has to be at least five pages long. but your essay is only 4.5 pages long! you decide to use your new python skills to make your essay longer by spacing out the letters. write a function that takes a string and number of spaces to inset between each letter, then print out the resulting string.