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First solution in Clear category for Compress List by biorockstar
def compress(items: list[int]):
if not items: return []
result = [ items.pop(0) ]
while items:
if ( q := items.pop(0) ) != result[-1]:
result += [q]
return result
print("Example:")
print(list(compress([5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 6, 6, 5, 5, 7, 8, 0, 0])))
assert list(compress([5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 6, 6, 5, 5, 7, 8, 0, 0])) == [
5,
4,
5,
6,
5,
7,
8,
0,
]
assert list(compress([1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1])) == [1, 2, 1]
assert list(compress([7, 7])) == [7]
assert list(compress([])) == []
assert list(compress([1, 2, 3, 4])) == [1, 2, 3, 4]
assert list(compress([9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9])) == [9]
assert list(compress([9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 0, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9])) == [9, 0, 9]
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Dec. 30, 2022
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