code: 
  
  
  
  from collections import Counter
  
  
  
  
  
  
  def 			__lowercase     (				a__     )       ->				int:
  							return sum(socks_by_color // 2 for socks_by_color in Counter(a__     ).values()     )
  
  
  if __name__ == "__main__":
  			import doctest
  
  			doctest.testmod()
  
  			lowerCAmelCase__	:  str 		=[int(x) for x in input('''Enter socks by color :''').rstrip().split()]
  			print(F'''sock_merchant({colors}) = {sock_merchant(colors)}''')
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
style_context: 
  
  
  
  from __future__ import annotations
  
  class      UpperCAmelCase_						:
  
  						'''simple docstring'''
  
  
  
  
  						def __init__(					self   ,							_A	):
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  													'''simple docstring'''
  
  													__SCREAMING_SNAKE_CASE								=      value
  													__SCREAMING_SNAKE_CASE								=      None
  													__SCREAMING_SNAKE_CASE								=      None
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  class      UpperCAmelCase_						:
  
  						'''simple docstring'''
  
  
  
  
  						UpperCamelCase__    :				int
  
  
  
  
  
  
  						def __init__(					self	):
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  													'''simple docstring'''
  
  													__SCREAMING_SNAKE_CASE								=      0
  
  
  
  
  
  
  						def  _A			(					self   ,							_A   ,							_A	):
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  													'''simple docstring'''
  
  													if node is None:
  																				return
  
  													if path_sum == self.target:
  																				self.paths += 1
  
  													if node.left:
  																				self.depth_first_search(node.left   ,							path_sum + node.left.value	)
  													if node.right:
  																				self.depth_first_search(node.right   ,							path_sum + node.right.value	)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  						def  _A			(					self   ,							_A   ,							_A = None	):
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  													'''simple docstring'''
  
  													if node is None:
  																				return 0
  													if target is not None:
  																				__SCREAMING_SNAKE_CASE								=      target
  
  													self.depth_first_search(_A   ,							node.value	)
  													self.path_sum(node.left	)
  													self.path_sum(node.right	)
  
  													return self.paths
  
  
  if __name__ == "__main__":
  			import doctest
  
  			doctest.testmod()
  
  
  
  
  
  
  