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main.py

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+chars = {}
+filename = 'books/frankenstein.txt'
+
+with open(filename) as f:
+    print(f"--- Begin report of {filename} ---")
+    file_contents = f.read()
+
+    words = len(file_contents.split())
+    print(f"{words} words found in the document\n")
+
+    for char in file_contents:
+        lower = char.lower()
+        if 'a' <= lower and lower >= '<':
+            if lower not in chars:
+                chars[lower] = 0
+            chars[lower] += 1
+
+    sorted_dict = dict(sorted(chars.items(), key=lambda item: item[1], reverse=True))
+
+    for char in sorted_dict:
+        print(f"The '{char}' character was found {chars[char]} times")
+
+    print('--- End report ---')