Python: Create a list with the non-unique values filtered out

Python List: Exercise - 223 with Solution

Write a Python program to create a list with non-unique values filtered out.

• Use collections.Counter to get the count of each value in the list.
• Use a list comprehension to create a list containing only the unique values.

Sample Solution:

Python Code:

from collections import Counter
def filter_non_unique(lst):
  return [item for item, count in Counter(lst).items() if count == 1]
print(filter_non_unique([1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5]))

Sample Output:

[1, 3, 5]

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