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py3interm/EXAMPLES/count_with_dict.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+counts = {}  # <1>
+with open("../DATA/breakfast.txt") as breakfast_in:
+    for line in breakfast_in:
+        breakfast_item = line.rstrip('\n\r')
+        if breakfast_item in counts:   # <2>
+            counts[breakfast_item] = counts[breakfast_item] + 1   # <3>
+        else:
+            counts[breakfast_item] = 1 # <4>
+
+for item, count in counts.items():
+    print(item, count)