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Complete the check_character() function which has 2 parameters: A string, and a specified index. The function checks the character at the specified index of the string parameter, and returns a string based on the type of character at that location indicating if the character is a letter, digit, whitespace, or unknown character.
Ex: The function calls below with the given arguments will return the following strings:
check_character('happy birthday', 2) returns "Character 'p' is a letter"
check_character('happy birthday', 5) returns "Character ' ' is a white space"
check_character('happy birthday 2 you', 15) returns "Character '2' is a digit"
check_character('happy birthday!', 14) returns "Character '!' is unknown"
use python please
def check_character(word, index):
# Type your code here.
if __name__ == '__main__':
print(check_character('happy birthday', 2))
print(check_character('happy birthday', 5))
print(check_character('happy birthday 2 you', 15))
print(check_character('happy birthday!', 14))
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