Python count() function is used to count the frequency of the character or a substring in a string. This method returns the total count of a given element in a string.
string.count(substring/character, start=, end=)
You can specify the start and end index where you want the search to begin.
Python count() function
Simple example code.
s = 'Hello There'
res = s.count('e')
print('occurrence of e in string: ', res)
Output:

Using Count Method with a Substring.
s = 'abcdabcdabcdbcdefghqwert'
res = s.count('abcd')
print("Occurrence of 'abcd': ", res)
Output: Occurrence of ‘abcd’: 3
Using both Optional Parameters
s = 'Computer Science'
res = s.count('e', 3, 14)
print('Occurrence of e from 3rd to 14th index: ', res)
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Note: IDE: PyCharm 2021.3.3 (Community Edition)
Windows 10
Python 3.10.1
All Python Examples are in Python 3, so Maybe its different from python 2 or upgraded versions.

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