Python: Insert an element in a given list after every nth position
Python List: Exercise - 170 with Solution
Write a Python program to insert an element in a given list after every nth position.
Sample Solution:
Python Code:
def insert_elemnt_nth(lst, ele, n):
result = []
for st_idx in range(0, len(lst), n):
result.extend(lst[st_idx:st_idx+n])
result.append(ele)
result.pop()
return result
nums = [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,0]
print("Original list:")
print(nums)
i_ele = 'a'
i_ele_pos = 2
print("\nInsert",i_ele,"in the said list after",i_ele_pos,"nd element:")
print(insert_elemnt_nth(nums, i_ele, i_ele_pos))
i_ele = 'b'
i_ele_pos = 4
print("\nInsert",i_ele,"in the said list after",i_ele_pos,"th element:")
print(insert_elemnt_nth(nums, i_ele, i_ele_pos))
Sample Output:
Original list: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0] Insert a in the said list after 2 nd element: [1, 2, 'a', 3, 4, 'a', 5, 6, 'a', 7, 8, 'a', 9, 0] Insert b in the said list after 4 th element: [1, 2, 3, 4, 'b', 5, 6, 7, 8, 'b', 9, 0]
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