Txtcwcount - A Simple Python Script to Count Characters and Words in a Plain Text File.

txtcwcount.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

# ------------------------------------------------------------------
# Script Name:   txtcwcount.py
# Description:   A Python Script to Count Characters and Words
#                in a Plain Text File.
# Website:       https://gist.github.com/ostechnix
# Version:       1.0
# Usage:         python txtcwcount.py filename
# ------------------------------------------------------------------

import sys

def count_words_chars(file_path):
    with open(file_path, 'r') as file:
        contents = file.read()
        
    word_count = len(contents.split())
    char_count = len(contents)
    
    return word_count, char_count

def main():
    if len(sys.argv) < 2:
        print("Usage: python file_counter.py <file_path>")
        return

    file_path = sys.argv[1]
    
    word_count, char_count = count_words_chars(file_path)
    
    print("="*50)
    print(f"File: {file_path}")
    print(f"Character Count: {char_count}")
    print(f"Word Count: {word_count}")
    print("="*50)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()