Count Method

""" This is a function that returns the count of
vowel characters in a string"""

# The function is named vowel_count and it accepts a single argument
def vowel_count(string):

# Converting string argument to lower case
    lowercase = string.lower()

# Searching and Counting the vowel characters in the lowercase version of the string
# The \ sign is merely for continuation
    counter = lowercase.count("a") + lowercase.count("e") + lowercase.count("i")\
        + lowercase.count("o") + lowercase.count("u")

# Returning the count after the traversing
    return counter

# Function Invocation
print(vowel_count("Estate"))
print(vowel_count("helicopter"))
print(vowel_count("ssh"))