# Code for Dr. Wilson's section of CMSC 201

def main():

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


    inFile=open(FILE_IN, "r")
    outFile=open(FILE_OUT, "w")


    contents=inFile.read()
    contentsLength=len(contents)

    splitContents=contents.split()


    joinedContents="".join(splitContents)

    joinLength=len(joinedContents)

    specialChars=contentsLength-joinLength

    print("There were",specialChars,"spacing characters in the file")
    outFile.write(joinedContents)
    inFile.close()
    outFile.close()

main()