This Python script, ccwc.py, is a command-line utility that counts the number of bytes/characters/words/lines in a given file.
This script requires Python's built-in modules sys and argparse.
The tool takes a file or a pipe as an input and outputs file measurements according to the chosen option. The tool tries to follow wc syntax, the usage is as follows:
python3 main.py ccwc [option] filename
There are five options supported:
generic: without an option, outputs the number of lines, words and bytes in a file. -c: outputs the number of bytes in a file. -l: outputs the number of lines in a file. -w: outputs the number of words in a file. -m: outputs the number of chars in a file. The tool also supports a combination of input, where the ccwc options are as given above, in the form:
cat filename | python3 main.py ccwc [option]
This script is part of my journey learning programming. I'm working on small projects and challenges to improve my understanding of various programming languages and their standard libraries.
As this is a personal learning project, I'm not currently accepting contributions. However, any feedback or suggestions are welcome!
This project is a solution to the WC-lite challenge on Coding Challenges. The challenge provided a great opportunity to improve my Python skills and learn more about handling command-line arguments in Python.
This project is licensed under the terms of the MIT license.