Count list elements in Python

Count elements in list

>>> myList=[8, 2, 3, 6, 8]
>>> len(myList)
5

Count the occurrences of a given item in the list

>>> myList=["a","a","a","b","c","c"]
>>> myList.count('a')
3

Test if a given value is in the list

>>> myList=[10,20,30,40,50]
>>> 25 in myList
False

See also

• How to compute all the factors of a given number in Python
• Copy lists in Python
• Create lists in Python
• Delete lists in Python
• Get list elements in Python
• Insert, append, extend and concatanate lists in Python
• Iterate over lists in Python
• Remove an element from a list in Python
• Reverse lists in Python
• Find elements in lists in Python
• Slice lists in Python

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