Why can't I print the first letters correctly?

Question

file = open("/usercode/files/books.txt", "r")

elements = file.readlines()
con_elements = len(elements)

i = 0
while i < con_elements:
word = elements[i]
if "\n" in word:
a = len(elements[i]) - 1
else:
a = len(elements[i])
letters = word[i]
con_word = str(a)
i = i + 1
print(letters + con_word)

file.close()

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Answer 1

You need
letters = word[0]

Instead of
letters = word[i]