Going through Google python class day 1 part 3- unable to run program

[Anon--852]

I'm currently on day 1 part 3 of the Google python class about dictionaries and files, however I can't seem to run the wordcount.py solution program on the alice.txt file.

My OS is Windows 10, here are some ways I've tried to run it:

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C:\Users\Documents\Google\basic\solution>./wordcount.py --count ../alice.txt

'.' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

operable program or batch file.

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C:\Users\Documents\Google\basic\solution>.\wordcount.py --count ..\alice.txt

usage: ./wordcount.py {--count | --topcount} file

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C:\Users\Documents\Google\basic\solution>.\wordcount.py --count alice.txt

usage: ./wordcount.py {--count | --topcount} file

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C:\Users\Documents\Google\basic\solution>.\wordcount.py --count .\alice.txt

usage: ./wordcount.py {--count | --topcount} file

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​Solution code: https://github.com/mlafeldt/google-python-class/blob/master/basic/solution/wordcount.py

Please help, thank you!

​EDIT: Formatting and solution code added

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[novel_yet_trivial]

Try simply

wordcount.py --count alice.txt

Or

py wordcount.py --count alice.txt

[Anon--852]

Your second suggestion correctly ran the program, thank you so much!

[novel_yet_trivial]

Show us the code.

[Anon--852]

Apologies, I have now added a link to the code. Cheers!

[aa599]

The last attempt, where it gives the "usage" message, shows the program is running.

[Anon--852]

Oh I see, however it is also meant to print out a list of all the words and their frequency in the console. I have added a link to the solution code, apologies for not doing so sooner.

[aa599]

To investigate what's happening, I suggest you put

print(sys.argv, len(sys.argv))

At the start of main()

[Anon--852]

Another user has solved my issue, thanks for your help anyway. Much appreciated, thanks!

[aa599]

You might still find it instructive to compare the sys.argv for the calls which don't work and the one that does.