Count Consonants in String
Count the number of consonants (alphabetic non-vowels) in a string.
BeginnerTopic: String Programs
Python Count Consonants in String Program
This program helps you to learn the fundamental structure and syntax of Python programming.
# Program to count consonants in a string
s = input("Enter a string: ")
vowels = "aeiouAEIOU"
count = sum(1 for ch in s if ch.isalpha() and ch not in vowels)
print("Number of consonants:", count)Output
Enter a string: hello world Number of consonants: 7
Understanding Count Consonants in String
We count characters that are alphabetic but not vowels.
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