rec1=[88,23,7,66,88,7,2,88,90]
def removes(lst,item):
rems= lst.count(item) # count number of times the item occurs e.g 7 appears twice
if not rems: # return if item does not occur in the list
return
for i in range(rems): #loop through the number occurrences
lst.remove(item) #remove each occurrence
removes(rec1,7)