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Python: Remove all elements from a given list present in another list

Python List: Exercise - 117 with Solution

Write a Python program to remove all elements from a given list that are present in another list.

Sample Solution:

Python Code:

def index_on_inner_list(list1, list2):
    result = [x for x in list1 if x not in list2]
    return result

list1 = [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10]
list2 = [2,4,6,8]

print("Original lists:")
print("list1:", list1)
print("list2:", list2)

print("\nRemove all elements from 'list1' present in 'list2:")
print(index_on_inner_list(list1, list2))

Sample Output: 

Original lists:
list1: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
list2: [2, 4, 6, 8]

Remove all elements from 'list1' present in 'list2:
[1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10]

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Python: Tips of the Day

Returns True if the provided function returns True for every element in the list, False otherwise:

Example:

def tips_every(lst, fn=lambda x: x):
  return all(map(fn, lst))

print(tips_every([2, 4, 3], lambda x: x > 1))
print(tips_every([1, 2, 3]))

Output:

True
True