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+import os
+
+def count_chars_in_folder(folder_path):
+    total_chars = 0
+    for filename in os.listdir(folder_path):
+        filepath = os.path.join(folder_path, filename)
+        if os.path.isfile(filepath):
+            with open(filepath, 'r') as file:
+                content = file.read()
+                total_chars += len(content)
+                print(f"fichier {filepath} = { len(content)}")
+    return total_chars
+
+folder_path = '.'  # mettre le chemin absolu vers le dossier ici
+total_chars = count_chars_in_folder(folder_path)
+print(f"Le nombre total de caractères dans les fichiers du dossier {folder_path} est : {total_chars}")
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