Python List count() Method
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Description
The method count() returns count of how many times obj occurs in list.
Syntax
Following is the syntax for count() method −
list.count(obj)
Parameters
obj − This is the object to be counted in the list.
Return Value
This method returns count of how many times obj occurs in list.
Example
The following example shows the usage of count() method.
Live Demo
#!/usr/bin/python
aList = [123, 'xyz', 'zara', 'abc', 123];
print "Count for 123 : ", aList.count(123)
print "Count for zara : ", aList.count('zara')
When we run above program, it produces following result −
Count for 123 : 2 Count for zara : 1
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