title: python generate histogram/pareto chart on keywords
body: <p>I have a huge list of words, such as <code>['abc', 'def', 'python', 'abc', 'python', ...]</code></p>
  
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  <li><p>How do I generate a list/dictionary that I can plot into a histogram/Pareto chart, such as:
  <code>{'python': 10, 'abc': 8, 'def': 2,...}</code></p></li>
  <li><p>Also, what would be a suitable charting library to visualize the above word occurrence sorted from high to low? </p></li>
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