Generate obnoxious numeronyms (like i18n for "Internationalization")

numeronym_generator.py

from typing import Pattern, Match
import re

# This pattern matches words separated by whitespace or hyphens.
_pattern: Pattern = r"([A-Za-z0-9']+)"
_regex: Match = re.compile(_pattern)


def obnoxiousify(text: str) -> str:
    
    def repl(matchobj: Match) -> str:
        word: str = matchobj.group(0)
        if len(word) > 1:
            # Example: "Internationalization" becomes "i18n"
            word = (word[0] + str(len(word)) + word[-1]).lower()
        return word

    result: str = re.sub(_regex, repl, text)
    return result


def main():
    print(obnoxiousify("Howdy, ain't this nice and convenient?"))
    print(obnoxiousify("There's nothing better than a nice cup of leetspeak-concentrate in the morning."))
    # Output:
    # "h5y, a5t t4s n4e a3d c10t?"
    # "t7s n7g b6r t4n a n4e c3p o2f l9k-c11e i2n t3e m7g."

    
o12y, m4n = obnoxiousify, main  # F3r c11e ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()