code: def phonix(word, max_length=4, zero_pad=True):
      
      return Phonix().encode(word, max_length, zero_pad)
docs: Return the Phonix code for a word.
  
      This is a wrapper for :py:meth:`Phonix.encode`.
  
      Parameters
      ----------
      word : str
          The word to transform
      max_length : int
          The length of the code returned (defaults to 4)
      zero_pad : bool
          Pad the end of the return value with 0s to achieve a max_length string
  
      Returns
      -------
      str
          The Phonix value
  
      Examples
      --------
      >>> phonix('Christopher')
      'K683'
      >>> phonix('Niall')
      'N400'
      >>> phonix('Smith')
      'S530'
      >>> phonix('Schmidt')
      'S530'