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Which option is used for counting the number of words in a file only?

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Which option is used for counting the number of words in a file only?

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To count the number of words in a file, you can use the following option:

  1. Open the file using a file handling method or function.
  2. Initialize a variable to keep track of the word count, let's say count.
  3. Read the contents of the file.
  4. Split the contents into words using a suitable method or function.
  5. Increment the count variable by the number of words obtained from the split operation.
  6. Close the file.
  7. Print or return the value of count to display the total number of words in the file.

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