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Python count List is one of the List methods used to count how many times an item repeated in a given list. In this section, we discuss how to use this List count function with practical examples.

The syntax of the list count function is

list_name.count(list_item)

The python count function counts the total number of times the item repeated in a given list. The below code count 10 and 20 in an 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

In this example, we declared a string list. Next, we used the count function on it.

TIP: Please refer to List article and List methods article to understand everything about Lists in Python.

# 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

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

This time, we used Python List count function on the Nested list (list inside a 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

List count Function Example 2

This python program is the same as the first example. However, this time, we are allowing the 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

List count Function Example 3

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