title: Python Programming String Handling Functions
body: <p>So, I'm a beginner to programming. I am trying to create a program where the user can input a sentence and the program will tell the user how many letters are in that sentence. </p>
  
  <pre><code>counter=0
  
  wrd=raw_input("Please enter a short sentence.")
  
  if wrd.isalpha():
  counter=counter+1
  print "You have" + str(counter) +"in your sentence."
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>When I enter this, my output is blank. What is my mistake in this program? </p>