python统计句子中单词个数,Python-计算列表字符串中的单词数

Im trying to find the number of whole words in a list of strings, heres the list

mylist = ["Mahon Point retail park", "Finglas","Blackpool Mahon", "mahon point blanchardstown"]

expected outcome:

4

1

2

3

There are 4 words in mylist[0], 1 in mylist[1] and so on

for x, word in enumerate(mylist):

for i, subwords in enumerate(word):

print i

Totally doesnt work....

What do you guys think?

解决方案

Use str.split:

>>> mylist = ["Mahon Point retail park", "Finglas","Blackpool Mahon", "mahon point blanchardstown"]

>>> for item in mylist:

... print len(item.split())

...

4

1

2

3