same_letter_count.py

# The variable sentence stores a string.
# Write code to determine how many words in sentence start and end with the same letter, including one-letter words.
# Store the result in the variable same_letter_count.

sentence = "students flock to the arb for a variety of outdoor activities such as jogging and picnicking"

# Write your code here.
same_letter_count = sum(w[0] == w[-1] for w in sentence.split())
print(same_letter_count)

sentence = "students flock to the arb for a variety of outdoor activities such as jogging and picnicking"

Write your code here.

same_letter_count = 0

sentence_split = sentence.split(" ")
print(sentence_split)
for i in sentence_split:
if i[0]==i[-1]:
same_letter_count = same_letter_count + 1

print(same_letter_count)

sentence = "students flock to the arb for a variety of outdoor activities such as jogging and picnicking"
word = sentence.split()
same_letter_count = 0

Write your code here.

for i in word:
if (i[0] == i[-1]):
same_letter_count +=1

print(same_letter_count)