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Write a function in Python to count and display the number of lines starting with alphabet 'A' present in a text file "LINES.TXT". e.g., the file "LINES.TXT" contains the following lines:
A boy is playing there.
There is a playground.
An aeroplane is in the sky.
Alphabets & numbers are allowed in password.
the function should display the output as 3.
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The file "LINES.TXT" contains the following lines:
A boy is playing there.
There is a playground.
An aeroplane is in the sky.
Alphabets & numbers are allowed in password.
def count_lines(file_name):
count = 0
with open(file_name, 'r') as file:
for line in file:
if line.strip().startswith('A'):
count += 1
print(count)
count_lines("LINES.TXT")
Output
3
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