Write a function that finds the number of occurrences of a specified character in the string using the following header: def count (s, ch) : For example, count ("Welcome", 'e') returns 2. The str class has the count method. Implement your function without using the count method. Write a test program that reads a string and a character and displays the number of occurrences of the character in the string.

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Israel Silva

Computers & Technology

5 April, 17:37

Write a function that finds the number of occurrences of a specified character in the string using the following header: def count (s, ch) : For example, count ("Welcome", 'e') returns 2. The str class has the count method. Implement your function without using the count method. Write a test program that reads a string and a character and displays the number of occurrences of the character in the string.

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Cameron Stuart · Answer 1

def count (userInput, character):

occurrences = 0

for character_in_string in userInput:

if (character = = character_in_string):

occurrences + = 1

return occurrences

userInput = input ("Enter string: ")

character = input ("Enter character: ") [0]

print (count (userInput, character))

Explanation:

Define a count function that takes in the userInput as a string and character parameters. Loop through the userInput and check whether selected character is equal to the character found in the string. Increase the counter of occurrences by 1 if the condition is true and then return the occurrences. Take the userInput and character as input from the user. Finally display the results by calling the count function.