Python Exercises: Find all pairs of that differ by three in a list

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Find Pairs Differing by Three

Write a Python program that takes a list of integers and finds all pairs of integers that differ by three. Return all pairs of integers in a list.

Sample Data:
([0, 3, 4, 7, 9]) -> [[0, 3], [4, 7]]
[0, -3, -5, -7, -8] -> [[-3, 0], [-8, -5]]
([1, 2, 3, 4, 5]) -> [[1, 4], [2, 5]]
([100, 102, 103, 114, 115]) -> [[100, 103]]

Sample Solution-1:

Python Code:

def test(nums):
    result = []
    for i, x in enumerate(sorted(nums)):
        for y in nums[i+1:]:
            if y == x + 3:
                result.append([x,y])
    return result

nums = [0, 3, 4, 7, 9]
print("Original list:")
print(nums)
print("Find all pairs of that differ by three in the said list:")
print(test(nums))
nums = [0, -3, -5, -7, -8]
print("\nOriginal list:")
print(nums)
print("Find all pairs of that differ by three in the said list:")
print(test(nums))
nums = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
print("\nOriginal list:")
print(nums)
print("Find all pairs of that differ by three in the said list:")
print(test(nums))
nums = [100, 102, 103, 114, 115]
print("\nOriginal list:")
print(nums)
print("Find all pairs of that differ by three in the said list:")
print(test(nums))  

Sample Output:

Original list:
[0, 3, 4, 7, 9]
Find all pairs of that differ by three in the said list:
[[0, 3], [4, 7]]

Original list:
[0, -3, -5, -7, -8]
Find all pairs of that differ by three in the said list:
[[-8, -5]]

Original list:
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Find all pairs of that differ by three in the said list:
[[1, 4], [2, 5]]

Original list:
[100, 102, 103, 114, 115]
Find all pairs of that differ by three in the said list:
[[100, 103]]

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Sample Solution-2:

Python Code:

def test(nums):
    return [[x, x+3] for x in nums if x+3 in nums]

nums = [0, 3, 4, 7, 9]
print("Original list:")
print(nums)
print("Find all pairs of that differ by three in the said list:")
print(test(nums))
nums = [0, -3, -5, -7, -8]
print("\nOriginal list:")
print(nums)
print("Find all pairs of that differ by three in the said list:")
print(test(nums))
nums = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
print("\nOriginal list:")
print(nums)
print("Find all pairs of that differ by three in the said list:")
print(test(nums))
nums = [100, 102, 103, 114, 115]
print("\nOriginal list:")
print(nums)
print("Find all pairs of that differ by three in the said list:")
print(test(nums))

Sample Output:

Original list:
[0, 3, 4, 7, 9]
Find all pairs of that differ by three in the said list:
[[0, 3], [4, 7]]

Original list:
[0, -3, -5, -7, -8]
Find all pairs of that differ by three in the said list:
[[-3, 0], [-8, -5]]

Original list:
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Find all pairs of that differ by three in the said list:
[[1, 4], [2, 5]]

Original list:
[100, 102, 103, 114, 115]
Find all pairs of that differ by three in the said list:
[[100, 103]]

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