def get_status_code(status,short = False):
    """Converts status code phrase to a simplified code if it isn't already simplified.
    Examples: 'Registered' => 'R' or 'Web Drop' => 'DROP'
    """
    if short:
            status_codes = {'Registered': 'R','Web Registered': 'R','(Add(ed) to Waitlist)': 'WL', 'Web Drop': 'DROP','Web Withdrawn Course': 'W'}
    else:
            status_codes = {'Registered': 'R','Web Registered': 'RW','(Add(ed) to Waitlist)': 'LW', 'Web Drop': 'DW', 'Web Withdrawn Course': 'WW'}

    return status_codes[status] if status in status_codes else status