Python: Perform a deep flattens a list
Deep Flatten a List
Write a Python program to perform a deep flattening of a list.
- Use recursion.
- Use isinstance() with collections.abc.Iterable to check if an element is iterable.
- If it is iterable, apply deep_flatten() recursively, otherwise return [lst].
Sample Solution:
Python Code:
from collections.abc import Iterable
# Define a function to deeply flatten a nested list.
def deep_flatten(lst):
# Check if the input is an iterable (e.g., a list or nested list).
if isinstance(lst, Iterable):
# Use list comprehensions to recursively flatten nested lists.
return [a for i in lst for a in deep_flatten(i)]
else:
# If the input is not an iterable, return a list containing the input element.
return [lst]
# Example 1
nums = [1, [2], [[3], [4], 5], 6]
print("Original list elements:")
print(nums)
print()
print("Deep flatten the said list:")
print(deep_flatten(nums))
# Example 2
nums = [[[1, 2, 3], [4, 5]], 6]
print("\nOriginal list elements:")
print(nums)
print()
print("Deep flatten the said list:")
print(deep_flatten(nums))
Sample Output:
Original list elements: [1, [2], [[3], [4], 5], 6] Deep flatten the said list: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] Original list elements: [[[1, 2, 3], [4, 5]], 6] Deep flatten the said list: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
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