sequence = input() symbol = input() def occ_check(seq, sym): let_count = 0 dig_count = 0 # The function needs to check whether the input symbol is a letter or number: if sym.isdigit(): # If the symbol is a number for char in seq: if char == sym: dig_count += 1 return dig_count elif sym.isalpha(): # If the symbol is a letter sym = sym.lower() # Normalize the input letter to lowercase for easier matching for char in seq: if char.lower() == sym: let_count += 1 return let_count print(occ_check(sequence, symbol))