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count_names

Language/Type: Python collections dict

Write a complete console program that asks the user for a list of names (one per line) until the user enters a blank line (i.e., just presses Enter when asked for a name). At that point, the program should print out how many times each name in the list was entered. A sample run of this program is shown below. 

Enter name: Alice
Enter name: Bob
Enter name: Alice
Enter name: Chelsea
Enter name: Bob
Enter name: Alice
Enter name:
Entry [Alice] has count 3
Entry [Bob] has count 2
Entry [Chelsea] has count 1
Bare code: Write a fragment of Python code as described, without any class or function/method heading around your code.

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