Python: Check the length and the fifth element occurs twice in a list

Python Programming Puzzles: Exercise-2 with Solution

Write a Python program that accepts a list of integers and calculates the length and the fifth element. Return true if the length of the list is 8 and the fifth element occurs thrice in the said list.

Input:
[19, 19, 15, 5, 5, 5, 1, 2]
Output:
True

Input:
[19, 15, 5, 7, 5, 5, 2]
Output:
False

Input:
[11, 12, 14, 13, 14, 13, 15, 14]
Output:
True

Input:
[19, 15, 11, 7, 5, 6, 2]
Output:
False

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Sample Solution:

Python Code:

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def test(nums):
    return len(nums) == 8 and nums.count(nums[4]) == 3

nums = [19,19,15,5,5,5,1,2]
print("Original list:")
print(nums)
print("Check whether the length of the said list is 8 and fifth element occurs thrice in the said list. :")
print(test(nums))
nums = [19,15,5,7,5,5,2]
print("\nOriginal list:")
print(nums)
print("Check whether the length of the said list is 8 and fifth element occurs thrice in the said list. :")
print(test(nums))
nums = [11,12,14,13,14,13,15,14]
print("\nOriginal list:")
print(nums)
print("Check whether the length of the said list is 8 and fifth element occurs thrice in the said list. :")
print(test(nums))
nums = [19,15,11,7,5,6,2]
print("\nOriginal list:")
print(nums)
print("Check whether the length of the said list is 8 and fifth element occurs thrice in the said list. :")
print(test(nums))

Sample Output:

Original list:
[19, 19, 15, 5, 5, 5, 1, 2]
Check whether the length of the said list is 8 and fifth element occurs thrice in the said list. :
True

Original list:
[19, 15, 5, 7, 5, 5, 2]
Check whether the length of the said list is 8 and fifth element occurs thrice in the said list. :
False

Original list:
[11, 12, 14, 13, 14, 13, 15, 14]
Check whether the length of the said list is 8 and fifth element occurs thrice in the said list. :
True

Original list:
[19, 15, 11, 7, 5, 6, 2]
Check whether the length of the said list is 8 and fifth element occurs thrice in the said list. :
False

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