Python: Find two indices making a given string unhappy
Python Programming Puzzles: Exercise-83 with Solution
A string is happy if every three consecutive characters are distinct. Write a Python program to find two indices making a given string unhappy.
Input: Python Output: None Input: Unhappy Output: [4, 5] Input: Find Output: None Input: Street Output: [3, 4]
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Sample Solution:
Python Code:
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def test(s):
for i in range(len(s) - 2):
if s[i] == s[i + 1]:
return [i, i + 1]
if s[i] == s[i + 2]:
return [i, i + 2]
strs = "Python"
print("Original string:",strs)
print("Find two indices making the said string unhappy!")
print(test(strs))
strs = "Unhappy"
print("\nOriginal string:",strs)
print("Find two indices making the said string unhappy!")
print(test(strs))
strs = "Find"
print("\nOriginal string:",strs)
print("Find two indices making the said string unhappy!")
print(test(strs))
strs = "Street"
print("\nOriginal string:",strs)
print("Find two indices making the said string unhappy!")
print(test(strs))
Sample Output:
Original string: Python Find two indices making the said string unhappy! None Original string: Unhappy Find two indices making the said string unhappy! [4, 5] Original string: Find Find two indices making the said string unhappy! None Original string: Street Find two indices making the said string unhappy! [3, 4]
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Python: Tips of the Day
Clamps num within the inclusive range specified by the boundary values x and y:
Example:
def tips_clamp_num(num,x,y): return max(min(num, max(x, y)), min(x, y)) print(tips_clamp_num(2, 4, 6)) print(tips_clamp_num(1, -1, -6))
Output:
4 -1
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