class Solution:
    def countAsterisks(self, s: str) -> int:
        is_count = True
        n = 0
        for i in s:
            if i == '|' and is_count == False:
                is_count = True
            elif i == '|' and is_count:
                is_count = False

            if i == '*' and is_count:
                n += 1

        return n