
    Create a function for the automated assessment system that processes student writing submissions by replacing all blank spaces with a standardized formatting character to ensure consistent evaluation. The function should accept the student's text submission and the system's designated formatting character as inputs, and return the standardized text with all spaces replaced by the specified character.
    

    
def replace_blank(str1, char):
    """
    Create a function for the automated assessment system that processes student writing submissions by replacing all blank spaces with a standardized formatting character to ensure consistent evaluation. The function should accept the student's text submission and the system's designated formatting character as inputs, and return the standardized text with all spaces replaced by the specified character.
    

    """
def replace_blank(str1, char):
    """
    Create a function for the automated assessment system that processes student writing submissions by replacing all blank spaces with a standardized formatting character to ensure consistent evaluation. The function should accept the student's text submission and the system's designated formatting character as inputs, and return the standardized text with all spaces replaced by the specified character.
    

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