Custom len() Function In Python

Let's see how can we implement custom len() function in Python. Try it by yourself first using the following steps.

Steps

• Get the iterator from the user string/list/tuple.

• Define a function with a custom name as you like and invoke it by passing the iterator.

  • Initialize the count to 0.
  • Run a loop until it reaches the end.
    • Increment the count by 1
  • Return the count.

Example

 Live Demo

## function to calculate lenght of the iterator
def length(iterator):
   ## initializing the count to 0
   count = 0
   ## iterating through the iterator
   for item in iterator:
      ## incrementing count
      count += 1
   ## returning the length of the iterator
   return count
if __name__ == "__main__":
   ## getting input from the user
   iterator = input("Enter a string:- ")
   ## invoking the length function with 'iterator'
   print(f"Length of {iterator} is {length(iterator)}")

If you run the above program, you will get the following results.

Output

Enter a string:- tutorialspoint
Length of tutorialspoint is 14