String length without len function

Question

Can anyone tell me how can I get the length of a string without using the len() function or any string methods. Please anyone tell me as I\'m tapping my head ma

Answer 1

Make a file-like object from the string, read the entire object, then tell your offset:

>>> import StringIO
>>> ss = StringIO.StringIO("ABCDEFGHIJ")
>>> ss.read()
'ABCDEFGHIJ'
>>> ss.tell()
10