16 lines
498 B
Python
16 lines
498 B
Python
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def count_words(filename):
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"""Count the approximate number of words in a file."""
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try:
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with open(filename, encoding='utf-8') as f:
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contents = f.read()
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except FileNotFoundError:
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pass
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else:
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words = contents.split()
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num_words = len(words)
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print(f"The file {filename} has about {num_words} words.")
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filenames = ['alice.txt', 'siddhartha.txt', 'moby_dick.txt', 'little_women.txt']
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for filename in filenames:
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count_words(filename)
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