diff --git a/2/2.12/2.12 Name Format/name_format.py b/2/2.12/2.12 Name Format/name_format.py
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+
+def output_format_one(first, middle, last):
+    _format = "{0}, {1}.".format(last, first[0])
+    return _format
+
+def output_format_two(first, middle, last):
+    _format = "{0}, {1}.{2}.".format(last, first[0], middle[0])
+    return _format
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    name = input("Input your name: ")
+
+    name = name.split(' ')
+
+    if len(name) == 2:
+        name = output_format_one(name[0], None, name[1])
+    elif len(name) == 3:
+        name = output_format_two(name[0], name[1], name[2])
+
+    print(name)