.. ot-exercise:: python.exercises.legacy.wc
   :dependencies: python.exercises.legacy.python_0350_exercises, 
		  python.basics.python_0500_files,
		  python.basics.python_0139_commandline_argv

.. include:: <mmlalias.txt>


Exercise: Counting Lines, Words, Characters
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.. contents::
   :local:

Write a program ``wc.py`` that takes a filename from the
commandline and counts

* Lines
* Words
* Characters

and then outputs the gathered statistics to ``stdout``

Dependencies
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.. ot-graph::
   :entries: python.exercises.legacy.wc