[Python] Using len for text but discarding spaces in the count

So, I am trying to create a program which counts the number of characters in a string which the user inputs, but I want to discard any spaces that the user enters.

def main():
full_name = str(input("Please enter in a full name: ")).split(" ")

for x in full_name:
print(len(x))


main()


Using this, I can get the number of the characters in each word, without spaces, but I don't know how to add each number together and print the total.

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