gistfile1.txt

def name_to_number(note_string):
    notes = "C . D . E F . G . A . B".split()
    name = note_string[0:1].upper()
    number = notes.index(name)
    acc = accidentals(note_string)
    return mod12(number + acc)


def accidentals(note_string):
    print note_string
    acc = len(note_string[1:])
    if "#" in note_string:
        return acc
    elif "b" in note_string:
        return -acc
    else:
        return 0


def accidentals_list(note_string):
    accidentals = list(note_string)
    acc = 0
    for element in accidentals:
        if '#' in element:
            acc = acc + 1
        if 'b' in element:
            acc = acc - 1
    return acc


def accidentals_collection(note_string):
    import collections
    collection_counter = collections.Counter(note_name)
    sharps = collection_counter['#']
    flats = collection_counter['b']
    return sharps - flats