From 29361dccb9fde6d90f93bef23cd89cf1a1ab0499 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Samuel Cuerrier <6297553@cstjean.qc.ca>
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2025 20:45:21 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] commit for the Python WPM Typing program

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 .../samuelcuerrier/typing_speed_tester.py     | 31 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 week1_projects/samuelcuerrier/typing_speed_tester.py

diff --git a/week1_projects/samuelcuerrier/typing_speed_tester.py b/week1_projects/samuelcuerrier/typing_speed_tester.py
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/week1_projects/samuelcuerrier/typing_speed_tester.py
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+import time
+
+target_text = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"
+
+print("Type the following text:")
+print(">>>", target_text)
+input("\nPress Enter when you're ready... ")
+
+start = time.time()
+typed_text = input("\nStart typing here:\n")
+end = time.time()
+
+elapsed_time = end - start
+elapsed_minutes = elapsed_time / 60
+
+target_words = target_text.split()
+typed_words = typed_text.split()
+
+wpm = len(typed_words) / elapsed_minutes if elapsed_minutes > 0 else 0
+
+matches = 0
+for i in range(min(len(typed_text), len(target_text))):
+    if typed_text[i] == target_text[i]:
+        matches += 1
+
+accuracy = (matches / len(target_text)) * 100
+
+print("\n--- Typing Test Results ---")
+print(f"Time taken: {elapsed_time:.2f} seconds")
+print(f"Words per minute (WPM): {wpm:.2f}")
+print(f"Accuracy: {accuracy:.2f}%")