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count_books

The count_books function, given a string containing one or more Scripture references or a NormalizedReference object or a List of NormalizedReference objects, returns the int count of the books of the Bible included in the given reference(s).

Input#

The count_books function accepts a single argument of one of the following three types:

  • string
  • NormalizedReference
  • List[NormalizedReference]

Output#

The count_books function returns an int greater than or equal to 0 that represents the number of books of the Bible contained in the given reference(s).

Examples#

String Input Example#

Code
import pythonbible as bible
# Genesis - Deuteronomybible.count_books("The first five books of the Bible are Genesis - Deuteronomy.")
Result
5

NormalizedReference Input Example#

Code
import pythonbible as bible
# Matthew - John (i.e. bible.get_references("Matthew - John")reference = bible.NormalizedReference(    book=bible.Book.MATTHEW,    start_chapter=1,    start_verse=1,    end_chapter=21,    end_verse=25,    end_book=bible.Book.JOHN)bible.count_books(reference)
Result
4

List of NormalizedReferences Input Example#

Code
import pythonbible as bible
# Genesis and Matthew - John (i.e. bible.get_references("Genesis, Matthew - John"))references = [    bible.NormalizedReference(        book=bible.Book.GENESIS,        start_chapter=1,        start_verse=1,        end_chapter=50,        end_verse=26,        end_book=None    ),    bible.NormalizedReference(        book=bible.Book.MATTHEW,        start_chapter=1,        start_verse=1,        end_chapter=21,        end_verse=25,        end_book=bible.Book.JOHN    ),]bible.count_books(references)
Result
5