code: def drop_edge_punct(word: str) -> str:
      
      if not word:
          return word
      try:
          if not word[0].isalpha():
              word = word[1:]
          if not word[-1].isalpha():
              word = word[:-1]
      except:
          pass
      return word
docs: Remove edge punctuation.
      :param word: a single string
      >>> drop_edge_punct("'fieri")
      'fieri'
      >>> drop_edge_punct('sedes.')
      'sedes'