
    Write a function that converts a professional's single-letter career category code into its corresponding numeric identifier within the networking platform's matching system. The function should take a character input representing the career category (such as 'E' for Engineering or 'M' for Marketing) and return its ASCII value, which will be used as a unique identifier for career-based connection matching.
    

    
def ascii_value(k):
    """
    Write a function that converts a professional's single-letter career category code into its corresponding numeric identifier within the networking platform's matching system. The function should take a character input representing the career category (such as 'E' for Engineering or 'M' for Marketing) and return its ASCII value, which will be used as a unique identifier for career-based connection matching.
    

    """
def ascii_value(k):
    """
    Write a function that converts a professional's single-letter career category code into its corresponding numeric identifier within the networking platform's matching system. The function should take a character input representing the career category (such as 'E' for Engineering or 'M' for Marketing) and return its ASCII value, which will be used as a unique identifier for career-based connection matching.
    

    """
    ch = k
    return ord(ch)