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+# function takes in an array of integers A and returns the count for zeros in the array
+
+def count_zeros(A)-> int:
+    count = 0
+    for num in A:
+        if num == 0:
+            count += 1
+
+    return 0
+
+
+# Simple function call for dry run
+arr = [1, 0, 5, 6, 0, 2]
+result = count_zeros(arr)   # 2
+print(result)  
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