generalize_names
generalize_names(name, output_sep=' ', firstname_output_letters=1)
Generalize a person's first and last name.
Returns a person's name in the format
<last_name><separator><firstname letter(s)> (all lowercase)
Parameters
-
name
:str
Name of the player
-
output_sep
:str
(default: ' ')String for separating last name and first name in the output.
-
firstname_output_letters
:int
Number of letters in the abbreviated first name.
Returns
-
gen_name
:str
The generalized name.
Examples
For usage examples, please see http://rasbt.github.io/mlxtend/user_guide/text/generalize_names/