count values list python code example

Example 1: count similar values in list python

MyList = ["a", "b", "a", "c", "c", "a", "c"]

return my_dict = {i:MyList.count(i) for i in MyList}
# returns :
{'a': 3, 'c': 3, 'b': 1}
 # OR
from collections import Counter
return my_dict = dict(Counter(MyList))
# returns :   
{'a': 3, 'c': 3, 'b': 1}
# the both returns the same so it's up to you to choose the one you prefere ;)

Example 2: how to find no of times a elements in list python

thislist = (1, 3, 7, 8, 7, 5, 4, 6, 8, 5)

x = thislist.count(5)

print(x)

Example 3: How to see how many times somting is in a list python

vowels = ['a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'i', 'u']
count = vowels.count('i')

Example 4: count item in list python

list.count(element)

Example 5: count number items in list python

mylist = ["abc", "def", "ghi", "jkl", "mno", "pqr"]

print(len(mylist))

# output 6

Example 6: count values python

from collections import Counter
values=np.ones(10)
Counter(values)