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count_dict = {}
    for x in items:
        if x in count_dict:
            count_dict[x] += 1
        else:
            count_dict[x] = 1
    print (count_dict)

    count_list = []
    for x in count_dict:
        count_list.append((x, count_dict[x]))
    count_list = sort_count_pairs(count_list)
    print (count_list)

    count_list = count_list[:(len(count_list)-1) or None]
    return count_list