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Write a Python function `count_occurrences(tup, element)` that takes in a tuple `tup` and an element `element`, and returns the number of times `element` appears in `tup`.
#### Example Usage
```python [main.nopy]
print(count_occurrences((1, 2, 3, 2, 4, 2), 2)) # Output: 3
print(count_occurrences(("a", "b", "a", "c"), "a")) # Output: 2
print(count_occurrences((5, 6, 7), 8)) # Output: 0
```
#### Constraints
- The input `tup` will always be a tuple.
- The function should handle tuples containing any type of elements.
- The function should return `0` if the element is not found in the tuple.def count_occurrences(tup, element):
"""
Count the occurrences of an element in a tuple.
Parameters:
tup (tuple): The tuple to search within.
element (any): The element to count.
Returns:
int: The number of times the element appears in the tuple.
"""
# Initialize a counter
count = 0
# Iterate through the tuple and count occurrences
# Placeholder for solution
return count