def russell_index_alpha(word):
return RussellIndex().encode_alpha(word)<EOL>
Return the Russell Index (alphabetic output) for the word.

    This is a wrapper for :py:meth:`RussellIndex.encode_alpha`.

    Parameters
    ----------
    word : str
        The word to transform

    Returns
    -------
    str
        The Russell Index value as an alphabetic string

    Examples
    --------
    >>> russell_index_alpha('Christopher')
    'CRACDBR'
    >>> russell_index_alpha('Niall')
    'NAL'
    >>> russell_index_alpha('Smith')
    'CMAD'
    >>> russell_index_alpha('Schmidt')
    'CMAD'