title: how do I convert a list into a counter object in python
body: <p>I have a list which looks like this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>myList = [('string1', 48), ('string2', 48), ('string3', 18)]
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>how can I convert this into a counter? I've already this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>newCounter = Counter(myList)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>but I seem to still be getting a list</p>