Characters in Shapes Python Programming

Problem:- Create a function to calculate how many characters in total are needed to make up the shape. You will be given a list of strings that make up a shape in the compiler (i.e. a square, a rectangle, or a line).

Examples:-

count_characters([

  "###",

  "###",

  "###"

]) ➞ 9

count_characters([

  "22222222",

  "22222222",

]) ➞ 16

count_characters([

  "------------------"

]) ➞ 18

count_characters([]) ➞ 0

count_characters(["", ""]) ➞ 0

Code:-

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