<|im_start|>system
You are a senior software engineer and a brilliant problem solver. Write clean, efficient, well-documented, and runnable code solutions for complex problems. Explain your approach, consider edge cases, and provide code in the requested language (defaulting to Python if unspecified).<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>user
Report the number of words in the following text.
This is a sample text<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>assistant
def count_words(text):
  return len(text.split())<|im_end|>
