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First solution in Clear category for Even the Last by Bartek.Knobel
def checkio(array):
a = 0
x = 0
y = len(array)
if y == 0:
return (0)
else:
w = (y+1) // 2
z = y - 1
for i in range(w):
a = a + array[x]
x = x +2
b = a * array[z]
return b
#These "asserts" using only for self-checking and not necessary for auto-testing
if __name__ == '__main__':
assert checkio([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]) == 30, "(0+2+4)*5=30"
assert checkio([1, 3, 5]) == 30, "(1+5)*5=30"
assert checkio([6]) == 36, "(6)*6=36"
assert checkio([]) == 0, "An empty array = 0"
Oct. 22, 2016
