2025-08-22 17:03:50 +0000 UTC

Count the Number of Special Characters I
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class Solution:
    def numberOfSpecialChars(self, word: str) -> int:
        freqs = [0] * 26
        res = 0
        for i in range(len(word)):
            char = word[i]
            idx = ord(char)
            if char.isupper():
                idx -= 65
                freqs[idx] |= 0x01
            else:
                idx -= 97
                freqs[idx] |= 0x10
        for i in range(len(freqs)):
            freq = freqs[i]
            if freq ^ 0x11 == 0:
                res += 1
        return res