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24. Advanced Module Topics > Test Your Knowledge: Part V Exercises
Test Your Knowledge: Part V Exercises
See Part V, Modules in Appendix B for the solutions.
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Import basics. Write a program that counts the lines and characters in a file (similar in spirit to wc on Unix). With your text editor, code a Python module called mymod.py that exports three top-level names:
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countLines(name)function that reads an input file and counts the number of lines in it (hint:file.readlinesdoes most of the work for you, andlendoes the rest). -
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countChars(name)function that reads an input file and counts the number of characters in it (hint:file.readreturns a single string).
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