Strings and Variables 3 - Python Programming for Beginners Practice Exercise

Exercise 3:

Write a Python program that prompts for input and displays a cat "saying" what was provided by the user. Place the input provided by the user inside a speech bubble. Make the speech bubble expand or contract to fit around the input provided by the user.

Sample Output:

Solution:

#!/usr/bin/env python3

text = input('What would you like the cat to say? ')
text_length = len(text)

print('            {}'.format('_' * text_length))
print('          < {} >'.format(text))
print('            {}'.format('-' * text_length))
print('          /')
print(' /\_/\   /')
print('( o.o )')
print(' > ^ <')