Determine the number of words and characters

madpotential · #1 24-Feb-2008, 15:54

I need help with a program that determines the number of words and characters, so far all I have is

input string

def wcount(f):
"""Print three numbers showing the count of lines, words and
characters in the file f .
input = words
input = characters

def findInstances(t, s):
"""Print the list of all indices with string s where an instance of the
substring t is found.

raw input = words
raw input = characters

output = words & characters

fonz87 · #2 24-Feb-2008, 20:40

hey, r u trying to write a program that counts characters and words and lines from the file ??
if so, let me know. i can help you with that.

madpotential · #3 26-Feb-2008, 08:23

yes that is what i am trying to do

fonz87 · #4 26-Feb-2008, 21:12

Here is program that I did while back couple of weeks ago.

It's written all in one window instead of throughout different windows. I am not sure how you guys are programming but our teacher is teaching us different ways to do it.

The file name has to be different since I had it named different

Python Code:

import string

def main():
    myfile=open("textfile.txt",'r')
    sum=0
    words=0
    characters=0
    for line in myfile:
        sum=sum+1 
        for word in string.split(line):
            words=words+1
            for ch in word:
                characters=characters+1
           
    print sum
    print words
    print characters
main()

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