I'll do this again, just because I like sending email.
Very similar to Alan G.'s -- but with the do first, ask forgiveness later
a = ["Joe Smith", "Joe Smith", "Jack Smith", "Sam Love", "Joe Smith"]
b = {}
for x in a:
try: b[x] += 1
except KeyError: b[x] = 1
Access count like this, of course,
>>> b["Joe Smith"]
3
>>>
Jacob Schmidt
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Oertel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <Tutor@python.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 1:01 PM
Subject: [Tutor] Counting help
>I have extracted a list of names, i.e.
>
> "Joe Smith"
> "Joe Smith"
> "Jack Smith"
> "Sam Love"
> "Joe Smith"
>
> I need to be able to count the occurances of these names and I really
> don't have any idea where to begin.
>
> Any ideas? excuse me this is my first post to this list, I hope I
> included enough information.
>
>
> -Scott Oertel
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