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+######## This program counts and returns the number of vowels in a text file. ########
+
+# Ask the user for the name of the file. The file should be in the same folder and should be a text file.
+print("Enter the Name of File: ") 
+
+# Convert the name to string and open the file in read mode
+fileName = str(input())
+fileHandle = open(fileName, "r")
+
+# Declare a variable to store the number of vowels. Initally it is zero.
+count = 0
+
+# create an array of all the vowels (upper and lower case) that can be used to compare and determine if a character is a vowel 
+vowels = ['a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u', 'A', 'E', 'I', 'O', 'U']
+
+# Read each character and compare it to the characters in the array. If found in the vowels array, then increase count.
+for char in fileHandle.read():
+  if char in vowels:
+    count = count+1
+    
+# Close the file    
+fileHandle.close()
+
+# Print the count to the screen for the user to see.
+print("\nThe total number of vowels in the text are:")
+print(count)