<human>:  count whitespace characters.
<bot>: Here is a Python code to count whitespace characters

import string

def count_whitespace(s):
    """
    Count whitespace characters in a string.
    """
    return sum(c.isspace() for c in s)

# Enter the string
string_to_count = "This is a string to count whitespace characters"

# Calling the function
count = count_whitespace(string_to_count)

# Printing the count
print(count)

#Example Output
# 7

#Remember to inspect code for bugs.