Word Counter

In this lab, you will create a Python function count_words that takes a string as input and returns a dictionary with the count of each unique word. The function should ignore case and punctuation.

Function Requirements:

• The function must be named count_words.
• It should accept a single argument: a string of text.
• The returned dictionary should have words as keys and their counts as values.
• Words in the dictionary are case-insensitive ('Word' and 'word' are considered the same).
• Punctuation should be ignored (e.g., 'hello!' and 'hello' are the same word).

Examples:

1. Input:
   "Hello world! Hello again, world."
   Output:
   {"hello": 2, "world": 2, "again": 1}

2. Input:
   "Unique words only once."
   Output:
   {"unique": 1, "words": 1, "only": 1, "once": 1}

Edge Cases to Consider:

• A word that appears in both uppercase and lowercase in the text should be counted as a single word with the sum of both occurrences.
• Any punctuation attached to words should not affect the count.

Ensure your function handles these cases correctly to pass all the challenges in the lab.