The count() function in python helps to return the number of occurrences of the given element in the tuple. A tuple is a built-in datatype that is used to store multiple elements it is ordered and unchangeable.
tuple.count(element) #where element may be a integer,string,etc.
The count() function takes a single parameter. If the parameter is missing it will return an error.
| Parameter | Description | Required / Optional |
|---|---|---|
| element | The element to be counted | Required |
The return value is always an integer which indicates how many times the particular element is present in the tuple. If the given element is not present in the tuple it will return zero.
| Input | Return Value |
|---|---|
| element | integer(count) |
# vowels tuple
alphabets = ('a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'a', 'b')
# count element 'a'
count = alphabets .count('a')
# print count
print('The count of a is:', count)
# count element 'c'
count = alphabets .count('c')
# print count
print('The count of c is:', count)
Output:
The count of a is: 2 The count of c is: 1
# random tuple
random_tup = ('a', ('b', 'c'), ('b', 'c'), [1, 2])
# count element ('b', 'c')
count = random_tup.count(('b', 'c'))
# print count
print("The count of ('b', 'c') is:", count)
# count element [1, 2]
count = random_tup.count([1, 2])
# print count
print("The count of [1, 2] is:", count)
Output:
The count of ('b', 'c') is: 2
The count of [1, 2] is: 1
