count_number_char.py

# Write code to count the number of characters in original_str using the accumulation pattern and assign the answer to a variable num_chars.
# Do NOT use the len function to solve the problem (if you use it while you are working on this problem, comment it out afterward!)

original_str = "The quick brown rhino jumped over the extremely lazy fox."
num_chars = 0

for i in original_str:
    num_chars = num_chars + 1
    print(num_chars)