To write a python program for getting the word count from the contents of a file using command line arguments.
PC Anaconda - Python 3.7
Import the sys module
Pass the filename as the first argument after the name of script. Open the file as sys.argv[1]
Read the file using read() method
Use split() method to split the file content into words.
Use len() to find the total words
Run the program to determine the number of words in the file created.
Developed by: T MOUNISH RegisterNumber: 23002806
import sys
count = 0
with open (sys.argv[1],'r') as f1:
for line in f1:
word = line.split()
count += len (word)
print("word count in file = ",count)
Thus the program is written to find the word count from the contents of a file using command line arguments.