Count duplicates between 2 lists

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Shorter way and better:

>>> a = [1, 2, 9, 5, 1]
>>> b = [9, 8, 7, 6, 5]
>>> len(set(a) & set(b))     # & is intersection - elements common to both
2

Why your code doesn’t work:

>>> def filter_(x, y):
...     count = 0
...     for num in y:
...             if num in x:
...                     count += 1
...     return count
... 
>>> filter_(a, b)
2

Your return count was inside the for loop and it returned without execution being complete.

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