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  1. import re
  2.  
  3. chosen_word = "to crank (sth) up"
  4. # To make the space between words double for better legibility
  5. hidden_word = re.sub("\s", "  ", chosen_word)
  6.  
  7. # To hide the letters of the word 
  8. hidden_word = re.sub(r"(\bto\b|\(s(?:th|b)\))|[a-z]", lambda x: x.group(1) or "_ ", hidden_word)
  9. print( hidden_word )
Success #stdin #stdout 0.03s 9492KB
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Python 3 (python  3.9.5)
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