Python | Count String occurrences in mixed list

Sometimes, while working with data, we can have a problem in which we need to check for the occurrences of a particular data type. In this, we can also have a problem in which we need to check for string occurrences. Let’s discuss certain ways in which this task can be performed.

Method #1 : Using isinstance() + list comprehension
The combination of above methods can be used to perform this task. In this, we check for each element of list for string instance and built list with only string and return it’s length.

# Python3 code to demonstrate working of 
# Check String occurrences in mixed list 
# using isinstance() + list comprehension 
  
# initialize list  
test_list = ['gfg', 1, True, 'is', 2, 'best'] 
  
# printing original list  
print("The original list : " + str(test_list)) 
  
# Check String occurrences in mixed list 
# using isinstance() + list comprehension 
res = len([val for val in test_list if isinstance(val, str)]) 
  
# printing result 
print("Number of strings in list : " + str(res)) 

Output :

The original list : ['gfg', 1, True, 'is', 2, 'best']
Number of strings in list : 3

Method #2 : Using sum() + isinstance() + generator expression
The combination of above functionalities can be used to perform this task. In this, we compute the True instances of string check and return it’s sum counting string instances.

# Python3 code to demonstrate working of 
# Check String occurrences in mixed list 
# using sum() + isinstance() + generator expression 
  
# initialize list  
test_list = ['gfg', 1, True, 'is', 2, 'best'] 
  
# printing original list  
print("The original list : " + str(test_list)) 
  
# Check String occurrences in mixed list 
# using sum() + isinstance() + generator expression 
res = sum(isinstance(ele, str) for ele in test_list) 
  
# printing result 
print("Number of strings in list : " + str(res)) 

Output :

The original list : ['gfg', 1, True, 'is', 2, 'best']
Number of strings in list : 3

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