# File:    moWeSpaced.py
# Author:  Dr. Gibson
# Date:    11/2/2016
# Section: N/A
# E-mail:  k.gibson@umbc.edu 
# Description:
#   This file contains python code that opens a file called "spaced.txt",
#   counts and removes all of the whitespace, prints out the count,
#   and saves the result to a file called "unspaced.txt"

FILE_IN  = "spaced.txt"
FILE_OUT = "unspaced.txt"

def main():

    # open a file for reading (spaced.txt)
    inFile = open(FILE_IN, "r")

    # read in the whole thing as one string
    wholeThing = inFile.read()

    # count the number of whitespace characters
    count = 0
    unspaced = ""
    for ch in wholeThing:
        # if it's a whitespace character, count it
        if ch == " " or ch == "\t" or ch == "\n":
            count += 1
        # otherwise, append it to a string containing the other characters
        else:
            unspaced = unspaced + ch
    print("count is", count)

    # create a new file, by opening it for writing (unspaced.txt)
    outFile = open(FILE_OUT, "w")

    # write the new stuff to the file
    outFile.write(unspaced)

    # close BOTH files
    inFile.close()
    outFile.close()

main()