python count words in file
import re
# Open file in read mode
input_file = open("C:\Users\fawaz\Desktop\data.txt", "rt")
"""
Get each line from file
Then decompose it into words
Update count with nb of words
per line.
"""
count = 0
for line in input_file:
words = re.split("s+", line.strip()) # words separated by any nb of white spaces
print(words)
count += len(words)
print("Number of words in input file:", count)
input_file.close()