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Python: Count the number of lines in a given CSV file

Python module: Exercise-2 with Solution

Write a Python program to count the number of lines in a given CSV file. Use csv.reader

Sample Solution:

Python Code:

import csv
reader = csv.reader(open("employees.csv"))
no_lines= len(list(reader))
print(no_lines)


Sample Output:

52

Step1 - Open the CSV file using the open("employees.csv").
Step2 - Create a CSV reader by calling the function csv.reader(reader) as the result of the previous step.
Step3 - Get a list representation of the CSV file by calling list(reader) of the previous step.
Step4 - Count the number of lines in the CSV file with len(list(reader)).

Flowchart:

Flowchart: Count the number of lines in a given CSV file.

Python Code Editor:


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