A simple function to return the number of occurances of a letter in a text. An easier way to implement this would be by using a dictionary :)
P.S sorry if there already is a code snipped like that somewhere.
Letter frequency function using lists
def letterFrequency():
newString = raw_input( "Type the string here: " )
#Convert to lowercase
mod_string = newString.lower()
#Initialize lists to store the new data in
data = []
new_data = []
count = 0
#Check only for characters in the given string
for s in 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz':
count = 0
for char in mod_string:
if s == char:
count += 1
data = [ s, count ]
new_data += [ data ]
return new_data
print letterFrequency()
bumsfeld
413
Nearly a Posting Virtuoso
You may not want to add letters to the list that have zero count.
masterofpuppets
yeah you're right a quick fix would be to add an if statement in line 19, like
if count > 0:
data = [ s, count ]
new_data += [ data ]thanks :)
lrh9
95
Posting Whiz in Training
You can use str.count(sub, [, start [, end]]) to count the instances of a substring in a string.
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