Counting Words

Created on Dec. 9, 2016 by Julien Palard

Provide a script that prints the number of words in the given paragraph.

I prefilled the answer box with the paragraph, in a variable, but in case you lose it, here it is:

whetting_your_appetite = "Python is an easy to learn, powerful programming language. It has efficient high level data structures and a simple but effective approach to object oriented programming. This tutorial introduces the reader informally to the basic concepts and features of the Python language and system. For a description of standard objects and modules..."

Advice

Take a look at the split method.

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