Python: Check if the elements of a given list are unique or not

Python List: Exercise - 115 with Solution

Write a Python program to check if the elements of a given list are unique or not.

Sample Solution-1:

Python Code:

def all_unique(test_list):
    if len(test_list) > len(set(test_list)):
        return False
    return True

nums1 = [1,2,4,6,8,2,1,4,10,12,14,12,16,17]
print ("Original list:")
print(nums1)
print("\nIs the said list contains all unique elements!")
print(all_unique(nums1)) 

nums2 = [2,4,6,8,10,12,14]
print ("\nOriginal list:")
print(nums2)
print("\nIs the said list contains all unique elements!")
print(all_unique(nums2))

Sample Output:

Original list:
[1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 2, 1, 4, 10, 12, 14, 12, 16, 17]

Is the said list contains all unique elements!
False

Original list:
[2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14]

Is the said list contains all unique elements!
True

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Sample Solution-2:

• Use set() on the given list to keep only unique occurrences.
• Use len() to compare the length of the unique values to the original list.

Python Code:

def all_unique(test_list):
    return len(test_list) == len(set(test_list))

nums1 = [1,2,4,6,8,2,1,4,10,12,14,12,16,17]
print ("Original list:")
print(nums1)
print("\nIs the said list contains all unique elements!")
print(all_unique(nums1)) 

nums2 = [2,4,6,8,10,12,14]
print ("\nOriginal list:")
print(nums2)
print("\nIs the said list contains all unique elements!")
print(all_unique(nums2))

Sample Output:

Original list:
[1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 2, 1, 4, 10, 12, 14, 12, 16, 17]

Is the said list contains all unique elements!
False

Original list:
[2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14]

Is the said list contains all unique elements!
True

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