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How to Build a Text Processor with Lists and Loops in Python

A beginner-friendly Python script that analyzes text by counting sentences, words, and word lengths using lists and for loops, then prints the results.

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def process_text(text):
    """Simple text processor for beginners using lists and loops."""
    sentences = text.replace('!', '.').replace('?', '.').split('.')
    words = text.split()
    
    word_counts = []
    for sentence in sentences:
        sentence_word_count = len(sentence.split())
        word_counts.appe…
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