# This function will take a name and return the 
# first letter of the name
def get_initial(name, force_uppercase=True):
    if force_uppercase:
        initial = name[0:1].upper()
    else:
        initial = name[0:1]
    return initial

# Ask for someone's name and return the initials
first_name = input('Enter your first name: ')
first_name_initial = get_initial(force_uppercase=False, name=first_name)

print('Your initials is: ' + first_name_initial)