remove symbols from strings (helper function for data cleaning)

remove_symbols.py

def remove_symbols(name):
    """ Remove symbols from string and return as one word.
    Replace '&' with '_and_'
    Replace '/' with '_or_'
    Remove spaces
    Replace '(' with _ 
    Remove ')'
    
    (str) -> (str)
    
    >>>remove_symbols("Plug & Perf")
    Plug_and_Perf
    >>>remove_symbols("CT Cut/Port (Packer)")
    CTCut_or_Port_Packer
    """
    
    symbol_dict = {'&':'_and_', '/':"_or_", '(': '_'}
    
    parsable = ''
    
    for char in name:
        if char in symbol_dict:
            parsable +=symbol_dict[char]
        elif char == ')':
            parsable += ' '
        else:
            parsable += char
            
    nname = remove_spaces(str(parsable))
    
    return nname