--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/counter	Thu Jan 30 10:08:32 2014 +0100
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+**Fine:**
+{{{#!python
+score_list = [
+   ('alice', 5),
+   ('bob', 1),
+   ('bob', 3),
+   ('alice', 2),
+   ...
+]
+total_scores_by_name = {}
+for name, score in score_list:
+    total_scores_by_name[name] = total_scores_by_name.get(name, 0) + score
+}}}
+
+**Better:**
+{{{#!python
+import collections
+
+total_scores_by_name = collectins.Counter()
+for name, score in score_list:
+    total_scores_by_name[name] += score
+}}}
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