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Python Count List Items

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Python Count List is one of the List method, which is used to count, how many times an item is repeated in a given list. In this article, we will show you, How to use this Python List count function with practical examples.

TIP: Please refer List article to understand everything about Lists.

Python Count List Function Example 1

The python Count function will count total number of times the item is repeated in a given list. Below code will count 10 and 20 in a integer list

# Python Count List Items

a = [10, 20, 30, 10, 40, 10, 50, 20]

print("Total Number of Times 10 has repeated = ", a.count(10))
print("Total Number of Times 20 has repeated = ", a.count(20))

OUTPUT

Python Count List Function 1

Python Count List Example 2

In this example, we declared string list. Next, we used Count function on it.

# Python Count List Items

Fruits = ['Apple', 'Orange', 'Banana', 'Apple', 'Grape', 'Banana', 'Apple']

print("Total Number of Times 'Apple' has repeated = ", Fruits.count('Apple'))
print("Total Number of Times 'Banana' has repeated = ", Fruits.count('Banana'))

OUTPUT

Python Count List Function 2

Python Count List Function Example 3

Let me use this Count function on Mixed List.

# Python Count List Items

MxList = ['Apple', 10, 'Banana', 10, 'Apple', 'Grape', 10, 30, 10, 50, 'Apple']

print("Total Number of Times 'Apple' has repeated = ", MxList.count('Apple'))
print("Total Number of Times 10 has repeated = ", MxList.count(10))

OUTPUT

Python Count List Function 3

Python Count List Function Example 4

This time we used python Count function on Nested list (list inside list).

# Python Count List Items

MxList = [[10, 20], [20, 30], [10, 20], [40, 50], [10, 80]]

print("Total Number of Times [10,20] has repeated = ", MxList.count([10,20]))

OUTPUT

Python Count List Function 4

Python Count List Function Example 5

This python program is same as first example. However, this time we are allowing user to enter the length of a List. Next, we used For Loop to append those numbers to the list.

# Python Count List Items

intCountList = []
 
number = int(input("Please enter the Total Number of List Elements: "))
for i in range(1, number + 1):
    value = int(input("Please enter the Value of %d Element : " %i))
    intCountList.append(value)
    
item = int(input("Please enter the Item that you want to Count: "))
print("Total Number of Times has repeated = ", intCountList.count(item))

OUTPUT

Python Count List Function 5

Python List Count Function Example 6

This program allows users to enter their own string or words, and then count the word

# Python Count List Items

strCountList = []
 
number = int(input("Please enter the Total Number of List Elements: "))
for i in range(1, number + 1):
    value = input("Please enter the Value of %d Element : " %i)
    strCountList.append(value)
    
item = input("Please enter the Item that you want to Count: ")
print("Total Number of Times has repeated = ", strCountList.count(item))

OUTPUT

Python Count List Function 6