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Counting up&down solution in Clear category for Changing direction by Kolia951

def changing_direction(elements: list) -> int:

    up_or_down = ""
    curr_digit = elements[0]

    for i in elements:
        if i > curr_digit:
            curr_digit = i
            up_or_down += "up"
            
        elif i < curr_digit:
            curr_digit = i
            up_or_down += "down"

    return (up_or_down.count("updown") + up_or_down.count("downup"))


print("Example:")
print(changing_direction([1, 2, 3, 4, 5]))

assert changing_direction([1, 2, 3, 4, 5]) == 0
assert changing_direction([1, 2, 3, 2, 1]) == 1
assert changing_direction([1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2]) == 2

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