'''
Python function that can transform the rows of a CSV file containing first and last names into rows with only the initials of those names
'''
import csv

def transform_names_to_initials(input_file, output_file):
    with open(input_file, 'r') as csv_file:
        reader = csv.reader(csv_file)
        with open(output_file, 'w', newline='') as output_csv:
            writer = csv.writer(output_csv)
            for row in reader:
                initials = []
                for name in row:
                    name = name.strip()
                    if name:
                        initials.append(name[0])
                writer.writerow(initials)