#!/usr/bin/python3 # ================================================================== # From YouTube video: # 10 Python Tips and Tricks For Writing Better Code # # test.txt #------------------------------------------------------------------- # aaa bbb ccc ddd # eee fff ggg # hhh iii # jjj # # ------------------------------------------------------------------ # Note the results of 'split' is: # ['aaa', 'bbb', 'ddd', 'eee\nggg', 'hhh', 'iii\njjj', 'kkk\nlll\n\n'] # #=================================================================== with open('test.txt','r') as f: file_content = f.read() print(f'>>>{file_content}<<<') words = file_content.split(' ') print(f'<><>{words}<><>') word_count = len(words) print(word_count)