def histograph(list = [ ]):
	"""
	A histograph is a histogram where the unique items
	in a list are keys, and the counts of each item is the value
	for that key. The format is in XAYA graph format (values are lists)
	Definition:
		Get the set of distinct items in a list
		Count the number of times each item appears
		
	
	"""
	histoGraph = {}
	# Get the set of distinct items in a list
	distinctItems = set(list)
	# Count the number of times each item appears
	for item in distinctItems:
		histoGraph[item] = [list.count(item)]
	return histoGraph