"""
Write a program that reads the string and counts the number of '*' 
in the string. Write 2 solutions: one without functions (all in main) 
and one with functions (write a function count_star that has one parameter - string, 
function returns the number of '*' in the string) 
"""

def count_star(str):
	count=0
	for item in str:
		if(item=='*'):
			count+=1
	return count
def main():
	str=input("enter string ")
	count=0
	for item in str:
		if(item=='*'):
			count+=1
	print("count",count)
	print("using function",count_star(str))
main()