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Python to count and display the total number of words in a text file.

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Kaustubh Kulkarni
file.py
# Write a function in Python to count and display the total number of words in a text file.

def countWords(file_name):
 file=open(file_name)
 lines=file.readlines()
 count=0
 for line in lines:
 words=line.split()
 count+=len(words)
 return count
 #calling function
print("Number of words in file = ",countWords("file.txt"))

output:

Output
Number of words in file = 108