Assume that a file containing a series of cities (as strings) is named cities. txt and exists on the computer's disk. Write a program that displays the number of names that are stored in the file. (Hint: Open the file and read every string stored in it. Use a variable to keep a count of the number of items that are read from the file.)

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Brody Lam

Computers & Technology

20 March, 09:21

Assume that a file containing a series of cities (as strings) is named cities. txt and exists on the computer's disk. Write a program that displays the number of names that are stored in the file. (Hint: Open the file and read every string stored in it. Use a variable to keep a count of the number of items that are read from the file.)

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Maritza Hardin · Answer 1

name = 'cities. txt'

obj = open (name, 'r')

ctr = 0

for l in obj:

ctr + = 1

print ('Total ', ctr, ' names in this file.')

obj. close ()

Explanation:

The file should be opened in read mode. Loop through to read each line and increase the counter. Display the cities in the file.