Method Name:
most_common
Method Signature:
most_common(n)
Method Overview:
- most_common() returns a list of top 'n' elements from most common to least common, as specified the parameter 'n'.
- The list consists of tuples and each tuple contains the element and the element count
- If the parameter 'n' is not specified or None is passed as the parameter most_common() returns a list of all elements and their counts
- The ordering of elements occurring with the same count is arbitrary.
Example:
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import collections
counterObject = collections.Counter()
# Tea types vs number of cups counterObject["Green tea"] = 10 counterObject["Yellow tea"] = 8 counterObject["White tea"] = 10 counterObject["Oolong tea"] = 5 counterObject["Black tea"] = 15
# most common tea requirement - top 1 print("Topmost tea requirement:") print(counterObject.most_common(1))
print("Tea requirement - top 2") print(counterObject.most_common(2))
print("Tea type vs requirement:") print(counterObject.most_common()) |
Output:
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Topmost tea requirement: [('Black tea', 15)] Tea requirement - top 2 [('Black tea', 15), ('Green tea', 10)] Tea type vs requirement: [('Black tea', 15), ('Green tea', 10), ('White tea', 10), ('Yellow tea', 8), ('Oolong tea', 5)] |