Remove elements within specific range from a list

Question

I am new here. I'm trying to do below but can not make it to work in case:
1. a = b
2. a not followed by b
3. maybe few more scenarios
Any help is highly appreciated. Below is my code:

# Given a list of integers of any length, return a new list that does not contain any elements between the range a and b (inclusive)
# a may equal to b
# every a element may not be followed by b

def popa2b(nums,a,b):
list = []
ignore = False
for i in range(len(nums)):
if nums[i] == a:
ignore = True
if ignore:
if nums[i] == b:
ignore = False
continue
list.append(nums[i])
return list

a = int(input("Enter a: "))
b = int(input("Enter b: "))
print(popa2b([1, 6, 2, 6, 2, 7, 1, 6, 99, 99, 7],a,b))

Answer 1

Are you talking about range as in the numbers between two numbers? Or are you talking about range as in between two indexes?

By the way, can you place the code into a program in the Code Playground? It makes it easier to use, modify, and debug.

Answer 2

Thanks for your assistance. I just put the code in the Code Playground: uncle64_popa2b.py

The range shall be between the two numbers (a,b).

popa2b([1, 6, 2, 6, 2, 7, 1, 6, 99, 99, 7],6,7)
shall return: [1, 1]

Answer 3

Well, you got it!☺