Python Word Frequency Counter

Overview

This Python program is a graphical user interface (GUI) application that allows users to count the frequency of words in a text file. It provides various options for case sensitivity, minimum word length, hyphen handling, and encoding. The results can be visualized as a bar chart and saved to a file.

Features

• Count word frequencies in a text file.
• Options for case sensitivity and minimum word length.
• Option to retain or remove hyphens in words.
• Support for various text encodings.
• Display the top N most frequent words.
• Progress tracking during word counting.
• Visualization of results as a bar chart.
• Save results to a text file.

Requirements

• Python 3.x
• tkinter

Installation

1. Clone the Repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Sebdababo/Python-Word-Counter.git
   cd Python-Word-Counter
   

2. Install the required libraries:

   pip install -r requirements.txt
   

3. Run the Program:

   python word_counter.py
   

Usage

1. Select a File: Click the "Browse" button and select a text file to analyze.
2. Configure Options:
   • Case Sensitive: Check to differentiate between uppercase and lowercase words.
   • Keep Hyphens: Check to retain hyphens in words.
   • Min Word Length: Set the minimum length of words to include in the count.
   • Encoding: Choose the text encoding of the file (e.g., utf-8, ascii).
   • Top N Results: Set the number of top frequent words to display.
3. Count Words: Click the "Count Words" button to start the word counting process. The progress will be shown in the progress bar.
4. Stop Counting: Click the "Stop" button to stop the word counting process.
5. Save Results: Click the "Save Results" button to save the results to a text file.

Example Usage