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How many digits?
Count the digits of a positive whole number using a while loop and // 10 (not len).
Input: a positive whole number. Output: the number of digits.
Examples
Input
12345
Output
5
Input
7
Output
1
Input
1000000
Output
7
One more test checks other inputs when you press Check.
Stuck? The idea behind while loops
A while loop repeats as long as its condition is true: use it when you don't know in advance how many times.
Something inside the loop must change, so the condition becomes false in the end.
n = int(input())
digits = 0
while n > 0:
n //= 10
digits += 1
print(digits)Watch for: If nothing in the loop changes the condition, it never ends and the program is stopped after a few seconds.