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Python to read lines from a text file and function should find and display the occurrence of the word "Python".

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Kaustubh Kulkarni
*# Write a function in Python to read lines from a text file and function should find and display the occurrence of the word "Python".*

file.py
def findInFile(file_name,wordToFind):
 count=0
 file=open(file_name)
 lines=file.readlines()
 for line in lines:
 words=line.split()
 for word in words:
 if (word==wordToFind):
 count+=1
 print(wordToFind+" Found "+str(count)+" times, Line Number : "+str(lines.index(line)))
findInFile("file.txt","Python")

output:

Output

Python Found 1 times, Line Number : 3
Python Found 2 times, Line Number : 4
Python Found 3 times, Line Number : 6
Python Found 4 times, Line Number : 10