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Counting the Items in a List

Remember that we can iterate over all the elements in a list using a loop. For example, the following code will print each item in the sports list.

for i in range(0, len(sports)):
    print(sports[i])

Assignment

Our players need a way to see how many copies of a specific item they have within their inventory!

Let's finish the get_item_counts function.

Within the loop, check if the items are the strings "Potion", "Bread", or "Shortsword".
If you find a match, increment the corresponding counter, either potion_count, bread_count or shortsword_count.

Tip

The example shows you how to access the values in a list. Combine this with what you know about comparison and assignment operators to complete the assignment.