Programming 102: Finding in lists + Counting

import random

def count(target, the_list):
    counter = 0
    for item in the_list:
        if item == target_item:
            counter += 1
    return counter

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scores = []

for x in range (0, 30):
  scores.append(random.randint(0, 10))

print(scores)

target_item = 10
top_scorers = count(target_item, scores) # Count function called here

print("{0} learners got top marks".format(top_scorers))

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pencils = ["red", "orange", "red", "green"]

target_item = input("What colour pencil are you looking for? ")

found_pencils = count(target_item, pencils)
print("{0} of your pencils were found".format(found_pencils))

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