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Comments on how to use one list to find a similar list in another list python

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how to use one list to find a similar list in another list python

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I want a way to make it so that I can use list B to find out if a copy of itself exists in list A.

listA = ['1', '1', '0', '1', '0', '1', 'down'] 2
['0', '0', '1', '1', '1', '1', 'up'] 2
['1', '0', '0', '1', '0', '1', 'up'] 1
['0', '0', '0', '1', '1', '0', 'up'] 2
['1', '1', '0', '0', '0', '0', 'up'] 1
['0', '0', '1', '1', '0', '1', 'down'] 1
['1', '0', '0', '0', '0', '1', 'down'] 1
['1', '1', '1', '1', '1', '1', 'up'] 1

listB = ['1', '1', '1', '1', '1', '1']

list A also shows how many times that particular list has appeared

So, I want a way to first find the repeating list of list B in list A, and secondly to select the one with the most repetitions in the case that there are multiple versions of it.

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Sorry, I don't get it. Please provide an example of the inputs and the expected output. Moreover, a... (3 comments)
Sorry, I don't get it. Please provide an example of the inputs and the expected output. Moreover, a...
Dirk Herrmann‭ wrote about 2 years ago · edited about 2 years ago

Sorry, I don't get it. Please provide one or better more examples of the inputs and the expected outputs. Moreover, also provide what you have tried yourself so far. Also, please try to be syntactically clean. Your listA is not a valid list, and thus it is not clear what you mean it to represent.

trichoplax‭ wrote about 2 years ago · edited about 2 years ago

I can see that you have put thought into this and you have an idea of how you want it to work, but the question doesn't currently show us what you require.

Can you explain why you want this, rather than how it should work? That might make it easier to understand the requirements you describe, and might lead to an easier approach.

An example of what is difficult to understand: It appears that each item in listA has a number indicating how many times it occurs, but the question asks about which has the most occurrences, which suggests that the same item might be listed twice with different numbers of occurrences. It's difficult to guess if this is the right interpretation without the background information.

I recommend adding 2 different types of context:

What does the data represent? Are these planets, sub-atomic particles, rivers?

What are the next steps? What will you do with the answer to this question?

This might help us understand, or possibly suggest a different approach

isthissitegood?‭ wrote about 2 years ago

I think what they mean is the want to find if a possible copy of b is equal to a copy of a