genus.py

def count_genus_species(file_path):
    genus_species = {}
    total_species = 0
    total_genuses = 0

    with open(file_path, 'r') as file:
        
        for line in file:
            genus = line.split()[0]
            species = line.split()[-1]
            
            if genus in genus_species:
                genus_species[genus].append(species)
            else:
                genus_species[genus] = [species]
                total_genuses += 1
            total_species += 1

    average_species_per_genus = total_species / total_genuses 
    return total_genuses, average_species_per_genus

file_path = 'organisms.txt'
unique_genuses, average_species = count_genus_species(file_path)
print("Number of unique genuses:", unique_genuses)
print("Average number of species per genus:", average_species)