# Write a function called count_target(items, target) that counts how many times target appears in ite

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Domain: Python · Difficulty: medium

## Problem

Write a function called count_target(items, target) that counts how many times target appears in items without using .count(). Use the accumulator pattern. Test it with all three cases and print each result on its own line.

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