Counting the number of times items appear with collections.Counter and Python - A Python short

[@galanu]

Using F1 to provide examples for great Python...All my favourite things in one video. Thank you Michael!!

[@mikeckennedy]

Thanks RJL! Favorites of mine too ;)

[@notnull01]

loving these python shorts..

[@mikeckennedy]

Thanks! :)

[@whkoh7619]

Really showcases the batteries-included approach of Python 👍

[@mikeckennedy]

Great observation, it definitely does.

[@AntonioAndrade]

Nice video Michael! I will share with friends

[@mikeckennedy]

Thank you Antonio!

[@pedroyoshikuni6702]

Thanks for the tutorial, very useful

[@jaxcielo9036]

Thank you for this

[@mikeckennedy]

You're welcome!

[@mirat3227]

Thank you so much for all your valuable input! I've already learned a lot from your podcasts and videos! The collections module seems to be a great way to count list elements. What do you think about using a pandas dataframe?: import pandas as pd df = pd.DataFrame(votes) c = df.value_counts() It gives the same output. But maybe it needs more memory, because the list is first transferred to the dataframe?

[@mikeckennedy]

Thanks Mira. I think pandas would be a fine solution here. Pandas has two drawback: #1, you have to install it whereas collections is built in to Python via the Standard library. #2, it may be more complex if you're not already using Pandas. But certainly if you're using Pandas already in your code, then this is a great alternative.

[@alexk.f921]

Thanks!

[@mikeckennedy]

You bet!

[@MrEstebanEscudero]

great video

[@dannyffd]

Awesome! Thank you

[@mikeckennedy]

You're welcome!