code: def dm_soundex(word, max_length=6, zero_pad=True):
      
      return DaitchMokotoff().encode(word, max_length, zero_pad)
docs: Return the Daitch-Mokotoff Soundex code for a word.
  
      This is a wrapper for :py:meth:`DaitchMokotoff.encode`.
  
      Parameters
      ----------
      word : str
          The word to transform
      max_length : int
          The length of the code returned (defaults to 6; must be between 6 and
          64)
      zero_pad : bool
          Pad the end of the return value with 0s to achieve a max_length string
  
      Returns
      -------
      str
          The Daitch-Mokotoff Soundex value
  
      Examples
      --------
      >>> sorted(dm_soundex('Christopher'))
      ['494379', '594379']
      >>> dm_soundex('Niall')
      {'680000'}
      >>> dm_soundex('Smith')
      {'463000'}
      >>> dm_soundex('Schmidt')
      {'463000'}
  
      >>> sorted(dm_soundex('The quick brown fox', max_length=20,
      ... zero_pad=False))
      ['35457976754', '3557976754']