Indicate what integer element appears the most in a list

[hseleiro]

list = [1,5,3,6,22,45,63,30,344,22,12,25,10]
I have to print the element that appears the most in my list. In this case it will be the 22.

I need some help understand where i begin.

Thanks

[numberwhun]

Once could use a dictionary for this. Use the value of each element in the list as the key and the count as the number for each. For each, check if its in the dictionary. If not, add it and set the value to 1. If it exists, increment the value by 1. Grab the one with the highest count.

[Luuk]

Ok, I am new to python, but 30 minutes worth trying I got this:

del a
a = {}
list = [1,5,3,6,22,45,63,30,344,22,12,25,10] 
m = 0
 
for i in list:
    if str(i) in a:
        a[str(i)] = a[str(i)]+1
    else:
        a[str(i)] = 1
    print i, a[str(i)]
 
for i in a:
    print a[i], i, m
    if a[i]>m:
       m=a[i]
       k=i
 
print k
 

which leaves enough room for improvement... ;)

[Frinavale]

You could always refer to the python documentation for Python Data Structures for more information on structures like a Dictionary as numberwhun suggested ;)

That link to the documentation gives a very good example of how to use Dictionaries to accomplish what you are trying to do.