def count_occurrences(lst, element):
return lst.count(element)
# Example usage:
my_list = [1, 2, 3, 2, 4, 2, 5]
element_to_count = 2
count = count_occurrences(my_list, element_to_count)
print(f"The element {element_to_count} appears {count} times in the list.")