'''
Created on Sep 20, 2017

@author: Susan
'''

name = "VVDarth Vater Darth VaterVVV"
nm = name.strip("V")



phrase = "mississippi"
phrase = phrase.replace("ss","pp")

last  = "Darth Vater or Darth Vater"
last = last.replace("a","o").replace("or","es")

b = "the end is near oh dear"
a = b.endswith('d')  

print nm
print phrase
print last
print a


