Word Counter

# word_counter.py
#   This program counts the number of words in a sentence entered
#   by the user.
# by: Scott Gordon

def main():

    # Print greeting message
    print("***** Welcome to Word Counter *****")

    # Input users sentence and assign it to a variable.
    text = input("Enter your sentence here: ")

    # Split the sentence and save it to a list.
    split_text = text.split()

    # Count the number of words in the list.
    word_count = 0
    for word in split_text:
        word_count += 1

    # Print word count to the screen.
    print(f"The word count for your sentence is: {word_count}")


main()

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