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Is the String Empty?

PythonMediumstringsvalidationlanguage_fundamentals

Instructions

Create a function that returns True if a string is empty and False otherwise.

Examples

is_empty("") ➞ True

is_empty(" ") ➞ False

is_empty("a") ➞ False

Notes

  • A string containing only whitespaces " " does not count as empty.
  • Don't forget to return the result.
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