This is probably faster:
def alfa_(w):
return w.replace("_", "a").isalpha()
This is another solution, but it's probably slower, you can time it:
from string import letters
_setalpha = set(letters + "_")
def alfa_2(w):
return not (set(w) - _setalpha)
Bye,
bearophile
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