is_balanced

def is_balanced(s):

vowels = ["a", "e", "i", "o", "u"]

firstHalfCounter = secondHalfCounter = 0

stringToCheck = s.casefold()

length = len(s)

isOdd = length % 2 > 0

mid = length // 2

firstHalf = stringToCheck[:mid]

secondHalf = stringToCheck[mid:]

if isOdd:

secondHalf = stringToCheck[mid+1:]

for i in range(len(firstHalf)):

if firstHalf[i] in vowels:

firstHalfCounter += 1

if secondHalf[i] in vowels:

secondHalfCounter += 1

print(f"First half counter {firstHalfCounter} with {firstHalf}, second half counter {secondHalfCounter} with {secondHalf}")

return firstHalfCounter == secondHalfCounter

result = is_balanced("racecar")

print(f"Is racecar a balanced vowels string? {result}")

result = is_balanced("Lorem Ipsum")

print(f"Is Lorem Ipsum a balanced vowels string? {result}")

"""

Given a string, determine whether the number of vowels in the first half of the string is equal to the number of vowels in the second half.

"""