Python 22: Word Counter

# This Program counts the number of words in a string  import logging import sys # Configure logging logging.basicConfig(level=logging.ERROR, format='%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s: %(message)s') def count_words(text): words = text.split() number = 0 for _ in words: number += 1 return number def main(): while True: try: user_input = input('Input: ') if user_input == "": logging.error('Please type something') else: break except KeyboardInterrupt: sys.exit(' Exiting Program') number_of_words = count_words(user_input) print(f'Number of words: {number_of_words}') if __name__ == '__main__': main()