how to raise the power of a number to a fraction in python code example

Example 1: hiw ti count the number of a certain value in python

#using the .count() function where the occurence of an element you 
#want to find is the thing in the paranthesis
lista = [1,1,2,3,4,5]
print(lista.count(1))
# will return 2

Example 2: how to you raise and item to a power in python

x = 6**2
print (x)
#six is getting raised to the power of two