Hacker rank Sparse Arrays

#!/bin/python3
 
import math
import os
import random
import re
import sys
 
#
# Complete the 'matchingStrings' function below.
#
# The function is expected to return an INTEGER_ARRAY.
# The function accepts following parameters:
#  1. STRING_ARRAY strings
#  2. STRING_ARRAY queries
#
 
def matchingStrings(strings, queries):
    # Write your code here
    cnt=len(queries)
    ans=[0]*cnt
    for i in range(cnt):
        for j in strings:
            if queries[i]==j: ans[i]+=1
    return ans
if __name__ == '__main__':
    fptr = open(os.environ['OUTPUT_PATH'], 'w')
 
    strings_count = int(input().strip())
 
    strings = []
 
    for _ in range(strings_count):
        strings_item = input()
        strings.append(strings_item)
 
    queries_count = int(input().strip())
 
    queries = []
 
    for _ in range(queries_count):
        queries_item = input()
        queries.append(queries_item)
 
    res = matchingStrings(strings, queries)
 
    fptr.write('\n'.join(map(str, res)))
    fptr.write('\n')
 
    fptr.close()