What is the preferred way to count the number of ocurrences of a certain character in a string?
python, string
Solution
Use `str.count()` - it's not listed as deprecated.
(Python 2.7.3, Python 3.2.3 - both have no notes about being deprecated).
>>> "test".count("t")
2
I'll presume you meant `string.count()` - which is depreciated in favour of the method on string objects.
The difference is that `str.count()` is a method on string objects, while `string.count()` is a function in the `string` module.
>>> "test".count("t")
2
>>> import string
>>> string.count("test", "t")
2
It's clear why the latter has been deprecated (and removed in 3.x) in favour of the former.
Problem
How do I do this without `string.count()`, because it is listed as deprecated in Python v2.7.3 documentation? I am unable to find what I should use instead. EDIT: The question originally stated that `str.count()` was deprecated but that is incorrect and misleading. See https://stackoverflow.com/a/10385996/966508 for explanation