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Question

Create a list clothes = ["socks", "shirt", "skirt", "scarf"] and function insert_element() that will:

modify list clothes

take 2 arguments: new_cloth, index. Then this function will insert a new_cloth element on the specified index position in the clothes list

if the index is not specified on function call, add the new_cloth element at the beginning of the clothes list

Call this function 3 times:

with 2 arguments, where the index is a positive value
with 2 arguments, where the index is a negative value
just with 1 argument - new_cloth
You can use any values for new_cloth arguments.

Answer 1

Natalia Staver , before you can get some help from the community, we would like to see your attempt. please put your code in playground and link it here.
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Thanks for your understanding

Answer 2

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Happy Coding!

Answer 3

Hi! And now we are waiting for you to try to solve this task...

Answer 4

hi Natalia Staver

below is an example of what the code could look like along with some comments about each line. i also provided a link to the code snippet as well.

# function to insert new clothes with 2 parameters: new_cloth, and index with default as 0
def insert_element(new_cloth, index=0):
# default clothes list
clothes = ["socks", "shirt", "skirt", "scarf"]

# if index is less than 0, convert it to 0 to insert at beginning of list.
if index < 0:
index = 0

# insert new clothing at specified index
clothes.insert(index, new_cloth)

# return the new list when function is called
return clothes

# calling new_clothes function and storing returned value to new_clothes variable. you can change pants to another clothing item and the index.
new_clothes = insert_element("pants", -10)

# print the new clothes list
print(new_clothes)

i hope it is helpful in what you are attempting to do.

https://code.sololearn.com/cq4r0FN6owk3/?ref=app

Answer 5

Thank you so much!