def normalize_series_name(name):
 name = name.lower()
 name = name.replace(u'&amp;', u' and ')
 name = name.translate(TRANSLATE_MAP)
 name = u' '.join(name.split())
 return name

def normalize_series_name ( name ) : name = name . lower ( ) name = name . replace ( u'&amp;' , u' and ' ) name = name . translate ( TRANSLATE_MAP ) name = u' ' . join ( name . split ( ) ) return name
returns a normalized version of the series name .