AttributeError: 'bool' object has no attribute 'count'

Question

I am new to Python and I am writing this code below.

fileName = input("Enter the file name: ")
InputFile = open(fileName, 'r')
text=InputFile.readable()

sentences = text.count('.') + text.count('?') + \
            text.count(':') + text.count(';') + \
            text.count('!')

I can't get past the count function because of this error below. I have done some research and tried importing some libraries but that didn't work. Can someone guide me in the right direction? I feel so lost.

 text.count(':') + text.count(';') + \
AttributeError: 'bool' object has no attribute 'count'

What do you think text=InputFile.readable() is doing?

jwodder
– jwodder

2016-06-14 14:17:26 +00:00
Commented Jun 14, 2016 at 14:17 — jwodder
– jwodder, Commented Jun 14, 2016 at 14:17

Moses Koledoye · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-14 14:19:38Z

5

There is a buggy line in your code:

text = InputFile.readable()

Which returns a boolean that has no attribute count

Should have been:

text = InputFile.read()

edited Jun 14, 2016 at 14:19

answered Jun 14, 2016 at 14:17

Moses Koledoye

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Csci319 Over a year ago

Thank you. Can I ask you one more question? In this line of code what is the "\" symbol if "/" is division? index = 206.835 - 1.015 * (words / sentences) - \ 84.6 * (syllables / words)

Csci319 Over a year ago

yes. Is this an operator that allows you put the rest of the code on another line?

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