diff --git a/count_word.py b/count_word.py
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--- a/count_word.py
+++ b/count_word.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+def countWord(fname,word):
+    count = 0
+    with open(fname, 'r') as f:
+        for line in f:
+            words = line.split()
+            for i in words:
+                lower_case = i.replace(".","")
+                if(lower_case == word):
+                    count=count+1
+    return count
+
+# countWord('testfile.txt','dummy')
diff --git a/count_word.pyc b/count_word.pyc
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diff --git a/files/testfile.txt b/files/testfile.txt
index 9624122..204dad2 100644
--- a/files/testfile.txt
+++ b/files/testfile.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. 
-Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s.
\ No newline at end of file
+Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry.
+Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s.
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