Python List count() Method
Python ListsDescription
The count() method is used to count the number of times an element appears in a list.
Syntax
The syntax of the count() method is:
list.count(obj)
Parameters
- obj -- The object to be counted in the list.
Return Value
Returns the number of times the element appears in the list.
Examples
The following example demonstrates the usage of the count() function:
#!/usr/bin/python
aList = [123, 'xyz', 'zara', 'abc', 123];
print "Count for 123 : ", aList.count(123);
print "Count for zara : ", aList.count('zara');
The output of the above example is as follows:
Count for 123 : 2 Count for zara : 1Other Extensions