response = input("Would you like to play again? (y/n) ")
               ^^^^ returns a str
    "   Yes Please I would like to play again  "

    replay = response.strip().upper()[0]

    "   Yes Please I would like to play again  ".strip().upper()[0]
    "Yes Please I would like to play again".upper()[0]
    "YES PLEASE I WOULD LIKE TO PLAY AGAIN"[0]
    "Y"


    replay = response.strip()[0].upper()