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Calculate String ord in Python
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calc_string_ord.py
def calc_string_ord(s, duplicate=1):
n = ord(s[-1]) - ord(s[0])
total = int( ord(s[0]) * (len(s) // duplicate) + ((n * (n + 1)) / 2) ) * duplicate
return total
# Example usage
print (calc_string_ord("ABCD"))
# Result: 266
print(calc_string_ord("aabbccdd", 2))
# Result: 788
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mortymacs commented Jun 6, 2017

Note: Input should be in alphabet sort and should not miss word(s) in this order. "ABC" is correct and "AC" is incorrect inputs.

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