How to turn a list into a dictionary?

Question

Input:

["Red", "Blue", "Yellow", "Red", "Blue", "Green", "Red"]

Output

["Red":3, "Blue":2, "Yellow":1, "Green":1

The value is the amount of times the color popped up.

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Use collections.Counter – Dani Mesejo Apr 20 '20 at 20:32

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 20 '20 at 20:33

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my_list = ["Red", "Blue", "Yellow", "Red", "Blue", "Green", "Red"]
my_dict = {}
for i in my_list:
    if i in my_dict:
        my_dict[i] += 1
    else:
        my_dict[i] = 1

answered Apr 20 '20 at 20:33

izhang05

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Might not be correct if case sensitivity is an issue. – Ralvi Isufaj Apr 20 '20 at 20:34

How to turn a list into a dictionary?

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