Python: Counting words from a given file starting with 'L'

Question

I am new to python.I want to know how to count the number of words starting with a particular letter say 'L' from a text file.

Answer 1

str.startswith(prefix[, start[, end]])

Give this a shot but import your file there are also a few other ways.

list = ["apple", "bannana", "custard", "shoe", "ant", "police", "python"]
newList = []

for word in list:
    if word.startswith('a'):
        newList.append(word)

print newList
['apple', 'ant']