Can anyone explain the part where "if c==char:" What is char? I check char is Z.

Question

def count_char(text, char):
count = 0
for c in text:
if c == char:
count += 1
return count

filename = input("Enter a filename: ")
with open(filename) as f:
text = f.read()

for char in "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz":
perc = 100 * count_char(text, char) / len(text)
print("{0} - {1}%".format(char, round(perc, 2)))

Answer 1

text is string and hence for c in text means c is character...so, c being compared to char means char is character which is input to function. this means function find howmnay times char is present in entire text

Answer 2

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