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# Lab 11: Programs that take command line arguments (word count)

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## Problem statement

Write a Python program to count the number of words passed in command line arguments.

```
Sample Input1: Hi, Hello, Hi
Sample Output1: {'Hi': 2, 'Hello': 1}

Sample Input2: abc,123,def,abc
Sample Output2: {'abc': 2, 123:1,'def': 1}

Sample Input3: @@@,python,FDP,@@@,FDP,FDP
Sample Output3:{@@@ :2,'python': 1,'FDP': 3}
```

## Solution Key

```python
#'Method 1
def wordcountFun(words):
    wordcount={}
    for word in words.split(' '):
        if word not in wordcount:
            wordcount[word] = 1
        else:
            wordcount[word] += 1
    print (wordcount)
    return wordcount

# Method 2
def wordcountFun1(words):
    wordcount={}
    new=words.lower()
    for word in new.split(' '):
        if word not in wordcount:
            wordcount[word] = 1
        else:
            wordcount[word] += 1
    print (wordcount)
    return wordcount

# Method 3
def wordcountFun2(words):
    wordcount={}
    for word in words.split(','):
        if word not in wordcount:
            wordcount[word] = 1
        else:
            wordcount[word] += 1
    print (wordcount)
    return wordcount
```

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## Related material

## Pre-Lab Questions

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## Bonus 1

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