my code: # Function to prompt for text input and return it

def get$\_$input$\_$text$()$:

# Prompt the user for input text

text $=$ input$("$Enter a sample text:

$")$

print$("$

You entered:", text$)$

return text

# Function to print the menu with options

def print$\_$menu$()$:

print$("$

MENU"$)$

print$("$c $-$ Number of non$-$whitespace characters"$)$

print$("$w $-$ Number of words"$)$

print$("$f $-$ Fix capitalization"$)$

print$("$r $-$ Replace punctuation"$)$

print$("$s $-$ Shorten spaces"$)$

print$("$q $-$ Quit

$")$

# Function to execute a menu option based on user's choice

def execute$\_$menu$($option$,$ text$\_$input$)$:

# Option for counting non$-$whitespace characters

if option $==\text{'}$c$\text{'}$:

result $=$ get$\_$num$\_$of$\_$non$\_$WS$\_$characters$($text$\_$input$)$

print$("$Number of non$-$whitespace characters:", result$)$

# Option for counting number of words

elif option $==\text{'}$w$\text{'}$:

result $=$ get$\_$num$\_$of$\_$words$($text$\_$input$)$

print$("$Number of words:", result$)$

# Option to fix capitalization $($capitalizing first letter of each sentence$)$

elif option $==\text{'}$f$\text{'}$:

updated$\_$text, cap$\_$count $=$ fix$\_$capitalization$($text$\_$input$)$

print$("$Number of letters capitalized:", cap$\_$count$)$

print$("$Edited text:", updated$\_$text$)$

# Option to replace punctuation $($exclamation marks with periods and semicolons with commas$)$

elif option $==\text{'}$r$\text{'}$:

updated$\_$text, exclamation$\_$count, semicolon$\_$count $=$ replace$\_$punctuation$($text$\_$input$)$

print$("$Punctuation replaced"$)$

print$("$exclamation$\_$count:", exclamation$\_$count$)$

print$("$semicolon$\_$count:", semicolon$\_$count$)$

print$("$Edited text:", updated$\_$text$)$

# Option to shorten spaces $($reduce multiple spaces to a single space$)$

elif option $==\text{'}$s$\text{'}$:

updated$\_$text $=$ shorten$\_$space$($text$\_$input$)$

print$("$Edited text:", updated$\_$text$)$

# Invalid option handler

elif option $==\text{'}$q$\text{'}$:

return None

else:

print$("$Invalid option. Please try again."$)$

return text$\_$input # Return the updated text if modified

# Function to count the number of non$-$whitespace characters

def get$\_$num$\_$of$\_$non$\_$WS$\_$characters$($text$)$:

return len$([$char for char in text if not char.isspace$()])$

# Function to count the number of words in a string

def get$\_$num$\_$of$\_$words$($text$)$:

words $=$ text.split$()$ # Split the string by whitespace

return len$($words$)$

# Function to fix capitalization by capitalizing the first letter of each sentence

def fix$\_$capitalization$($text$)$:

updated$\_$text $=""$

cap$\_$count $=0$

first$\_$let $=$ True # Flag to track whether we are at the start of a new sentence

for i$,$ char in enumerate$($text$)$:

# Capitalize the first letter after a sentence$-$ending punctuation $(\text{'}.\text{'},\text{'}!\text{'},$ or $\text{'}?\text{'})$

if first$\_$let and char.islower$()$:

char $=$ char.upper$()$

cap$\_$count $+=1$

first$\_$let $=$ False # We've capitalized, now we are not at the start of a sentence

# If we encounter a sentence$-$ending punctuation mark, the next character should be capitalized

if char in $\text{'}.!?\text{'}$:

first$\_$let $=$ True # The next character is the start of a new sentence

updated$\_$text $+=$ char

return updated$\_$text, cap$\_$count

def replace$\_$punctuation$($text$,$ exclamation$\_$count$=0,$ semicolon$\_$count$=0)$:

updated$\_$text $=""$

# Loop through each character in the text

for char in text:

if char $==\text{'}!\text{'}$: # If it's an exclamation mark

updated$\_$text $+=\text{'}.\text{'}$ # Replace with a period

exclamation$\_$count $+=1$ # Increment exclamation mark count

elif char $==\text{'}$;$\text{'}$: # If it's a semicolon

updated$\_$text $+=\text{'},\text{'}$ # Replace with a comma

semicolon$\_$count $+=1$ # Increment semicolon count

else:

updated$\_$text $+=$ char # If it's any other character, keep it unchanged

return updated$\_$text, exclamation$\_$count, semicolon$\_$count # Return the updated text and counts

# Function to shorten spaces by reducing multiple consecutive spaces to a single space

def shorten$\_$space$($text$)$:

words $=$ text.split$()$ # This splits the text by any whitespace and removes extra spaces

return $"".$join$($words$)$

# Main function to control the program flow

def main$()$:

text$\_$input $=$ get$\_$input$\_$text$()$ # Get the input text from the user

while True:

print$\_$menu$()$ # Display the menu

choice $=$ input$("$Choose an option:

$")$ # Prompt for a menu option

if choice $==\text{'}$q$\text{'}$: # If the user chooses $\text{'}$q$\text{'},$ break out of the loop and quit

break

# Execute the selected menu option

text$\_$input $=$ execute$\_$menu$($choice$,$ text$\_$input$)$

# Call the main function to start the program

if $\_\_$name$\_\_==\text{'}\_\_$main$\_\_\text{'}$:

main$()$

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