
    Create a function that standardizes student answer submissions by replacing all spaces in the submitted text with a designated formatting character to ensure consistent automated grading. The function should accept the student's answer text and a standardization character as inputs, and return the formatted answer string for accurate comparison with model answers.
    

    
def replace_blank(str1, char):
    """
    Create a function that standardizes student answer submissions by replacing all spaces in the submitted text with a designated formatting character to ensure consistent automated grading. The function should accept the student's answer text and a standardization character as inputs, and return the formatted answer string for accurate comparison with model answers.
    

    """
def replace_blank(str1, char):
    """
    Create a function that standardizes student answer submissions by replacing all spaces in the submitted text with a designated formatting character to ensure consistent automated grading. The function should accept the student's answer text and a standardization character as inputs, and return the formatted answer string for accurate comparison with model answers.
    

    """
    str2 = str1.replace(' ', char)
    return str2