# Basic syntax:
dict_of_counts = {item:your_list.count(item) for item in your_list}
# Example usage:
your_list = ["a", "b", "a", "c", "c", "a", "c"]
dict_of_counts = {item:your_list.count(item) for item in your_list}
print(dict_of_counts)
--> {'a': 3, 'b': 1, 'c': 3}