Question

#Write a function called has_a_vowel. has_a_vowel should have
#one parameter, a string. It should return True if the string
#has any vowels in it, False if it does not.

def has_a_vowel(a_str):
print("Starting...")
for letter in a_str:
print("Checking", letter)
if letter in "aeiou":
print(letter, "is a vowel, returning True")
return True
else:
print(letter, "is not a vowel, returning False")
return False
print("Done!")
  
  
#Below are some lines of code that will test your function.
#You can change the value of the variable(s) to test your
#function with different inputs.
#
#If your function works correctly, this will originally
#print: True, then True, then False, then False, each on
#its own line.
print(has_a_vowel("abba"))
print(has_a_vowel("beeswax"))
print(has_a_vowel("syzygy"))
print(has_a_vowel(""))

Answer 1

# Write a function called has_a_vowel. has_a_vowel should have
# one parameter, a string. It should return True if the string
# has any vowels in it, False if it does not.

def has_a_vowel(a_str):
    for letter in a_str:
        if letter in "aeiou":
            return True
    return False

# Below are some lines of code that will test your function.
# You can change the value of the variable(s) to test your
# function with different inputs.
#
# If your function works correctly, this will originally
# print: True, then True, then False, then False, each on
# its own line.
print(has_a_vowel("abba"))
print(has_a_vowel("beeswax"))
print(has_a_vowel("syzygy"))
print(has_a_vowel(""))