Lehmät

# input str
def parse_width_and_heigth(height_width):
    blanc_index = height_width.find(" ")
    height = height_width[:blanc_index]
    width = height_width[blanc_index:]
    return(int(height), int(width))
 
# input str
def take_fence_insides(line) -> str:
    first_star = -1
    last_star = -1
    for i in range(len(line)):
        if (line[i] == "*"):
            if (first_star < 0): first_star = i
            last_star = i + 1
    if (first_star == -1): first_star = 0
    if (last_star < first_star): last_star = first_star
    
    return line[first_star:last_star]
 
 
#input str[]
def count_cows(lines):
    counter = 0
    for line in lines:
        counter += str(line).count("@")
    print(counter)
 
 
 
def main():
    (height, width) = parse_width_and_heigth(input())
    lines = []
    line = ""
    for i in range(height):
        line = input()[:width] #input()
        lines.append(take_fence_insides(line))
    counter = 0
    for line in lines:
        counter += str(line).count("@")
    print(counter)
    
main()

Test 1

Group: 1, 2

Verdict: ACCEPTED

Test 2

Group: 1, 2

Verdict: ACCEPTED

Test 3

Group: 1, 2

Verdict: ACCEPTED

Test 4

Group: 1, 2

Verdict: ACCEPTED

Test 5

Group: 1, 2

Verdict: ACCEPTED

Test 6

Group: 2

Verdict: ACCEPTED

Test 7

Group: 2

Verdict: ACCEPTED

Test 8

Group: 2

Verdict: ACCEPTED

Test 9

Group: 2

Verdict: ACCEPTED