The function returns the number of characters in a string. Some examples of how this works:

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The function len can be used to find out the length of a string, among other things.
The function returns the number of characters in a string.
Some examples of how this works:
word "abcd"
print (len (word))
print(len ("hi there"))
word2 = "howdydoody"
length = len (word2)
print (length)
empty_string=""
length len (empty_string)
print (length)
4
10
c
0
Please write a program which asks the user for a word and then prints out the
number of characters, if there was more than one typed in.
Examples of expected behaviour:
Please type in a word: hey
There are 3 letters in the word hey
Thank you!
Please type in a word: banana
There are 6 letters in the word banana
Thank you!
=
Please type in a word: b
Thank you!
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▶ RUN
word=input("Please type in a word: ")
if len (word) > 1:
print("There are", len(word), "letters in the word", word)
print("Thank you!"
else:
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FAIL: PythonEditorTest: test_long_words
With input auto, instead of two rows, your program's output is in 1 rows
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Transcribed Image Text:The function len can be used to find out the length of a string, among other things. The function returns the number of characters in a string. Some examples of how this works: word "abcd" print (len (word)) print(len ("hi there")) word2 = "howdydoody" length = len (word2) print (length) empty_string="" length len (empty_string) print (length) 4 10 c 0 Please write a program which asks the user for a word and then prints out the number of characters, if there was more than one typed in. Examples of expected behaviour: Please type in a word: hey There are 3 letters in the word hey Thank you! Please type in a word: banana There are 6 letters in the word banana Thank you! = Please type in a word: b Thank you! 1 2 3 4 5 6 ▶ RUN word=input("Please type in a word: ") if len (word) > 1: print("There are", len(word), "letters in the word", word) print("Thank you!" else: TEST Test Results Sample output Reset Sample output Sample output Sample output Need help? FAIL: PythonEditorTest: test_long_words With input auto, instead of two rows, your program's output is in 1 rows Close
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