Python: Insert a new item before the second element in an existing array

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10. Insert an Item Before the Second Element in an Array

Write a Python program to insert a newly created item before the second element in an existing array.

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Sample Solution:

Python Code :

from array import *
array_num = array('i', [1, 3, 5, 7, 9])
print("Original array: "+str(array_num))
print("Insert new value 4 before 3:")
array_num.insert(1, 4)
print("New array: "+str(array_num))

Sample Output:

Original array: array('i', [1, 3, 5, 7, 9])                            
Insert new value 4 before 3:                                           
New array: array('i', [1, 4, 3, 5, 7, 9]) 

For more Practice: Solve these Related Problems:

• Write a Python program to insert an element at index 1 in an array using the insert() method.
• Write a Python program to implement a function that takes an array, a target index, and a value, then returns a new array with the value inserted before the target index.
• Write a Python program to split an array into two parts and insert a new element between them using slicing and concatenation.
• Write a Python program to insert an element at a specified position in an array and print the updated array.

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