Mapping Functions : Answer to exercise 1
import sys
def count_lines_in_file(filename):
"""
Function that returns the number of lines
of text in the file 'filename'
"""
with open(filename) as f:
return len(f.readlines())
# get all of the names of the plays from the command line
filenames = sys.argv[1:]
# map the count_lines function against all of the
# files listed in "filenames"
play_line_count = map(count_lines_in_file, filenames)
# print out the filenames of the plays along with their line counts
print(list(zip(filenames, play_line_count)))