Python: count occurances of a given char in a string

Question

How would I take a string in Python like "/bin/usr/proga/file.c" and count the occurrences of the '/' character?

So, for the above example, the function would return 4.

rlibby · Accepted Answer · 2011-04-16 01:23:58Z

7

"/bin/usr/proga/file.c".count("/")

answered Apr 16, 2011 at 1:23

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kurumi · Accepted Answer · 2011-04-16 01:29:15Z

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>>> s="/bin/usr/proga/file.c"
>>> s.count("/")
4
>>> len(s.split("/"))-1
4

answered Apr 16, 2011 at 1:29

kurumi

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