diff --git a/strings/python/word_count.py b/strings/python/word_count.py
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+def word_count(s: str) -> int:
+    return len(s.lower().split())
+
+
+def unique_word_count(s: str) -> int:
+    return len(set(s.lower().split()))
+  
+
+for s in ("The Matrix", "To Be or Not to Be", "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang"):
+    print(s, word_count(s), unique_word_count(s))