def METHOD_NAME(content_type):
    """
    Gets the number of waiting contents of the specified type (without validator).
    """
    if content_type not in TYPE_CHOICES_DICT:
        raise template.TemplateSyntaxError("'content_type' must be in 'zds.tutorialv2.models.TYPE_CHOICES_DICT'")
    if content_type == "OPINION":
        return (
            PublishableContent.objects.filter(type="OPINION", sha_public__isnull=False)
            .exclude(sha_picked=F("sha_public"))
            .exclude(pk__in=PickListOperation.objects.filter(is_effective=True).values_list("content__pk", flat=True))
            .count()
        )
    return Validation.objects.filter(validator__isnull=True, status="PENDING", content__type=content_type).count()