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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+from collections import Counter
+import re
+
+def countAsterisks(str):
+  count = Counter(re.sub(r'\|[^|]+\|', '', str))
+  return count["*"]
+
+def solution(str):
+    print(f'Input: $str = "{str}"')
+    print(f'Output: {countAsterisks(str)}')
+
+print('Example 1:')
+solution("p|*e*rl|w**e|*ekly|")
+
+print('\nExample 2:')
+solution("perl")
+
+print('\nExample 3:')
+solution("th|ewe|e**|k|l***ych|alleng|e")