Python: Remove the duplicate elements of a given array of numbers
Python Basic - 1: Exercise-73 with Solution
Write a Python program that removes duplicate elements from a given array of numbers so that each element appears only once and returns the new length of the array.
Sample Solution:
Python Code:
def remove_duplicates(nums):
for i in range (len(nums)-1, 0, -1):
if nums[i] == nums[i-1]:
del nums[i-1]
return len(nums)
print(remove_duplicates([0,0,1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,4]))
print(remove_duplicates([1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4]))
Sample Output:
5 4
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