Deleting items from a list when they meet certain criteria
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I have a list:
lis = "a", "xx", "b", "c", "18", "d", "a", "23", "b", "w", "xx", "z"
I would like to obtain:
res = "c", 18, "d", "a", "23", "b", "w", "xx", "z"
where items are dropped from lis if their middle sub-element is "xx" and another element in lis contains the same first and last sub-elements and has digit characters in its middle sub-element. Sorting by lis[[1]] puts the two almost identical items next to each other, but I'm not sure how to use DeleteCases here.
list-manipulation
edited Sep 8 at 4:02
m_goldberg
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I have a list:
lis = "a", "xx", "b", "c", "18", "d", "a", "23", "b", "w", "xx", "z"
I would like to obtain:
res = "c", 18, "d", "a", "23", "b", "w", "xx", "z"
where items are dropped from lis if their middle sub-element is "xx" and another element in lis contains the same first and last sub-elements and has digit characters in its middle sub-element. Sorting by lis[[1]] puts the two almost identical items next to each other, but I'm not sure how to use DeleteCases here.
list-manipulation
edited Sep 8 at 4:02
m_goldberg
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asked Sep 8 at 2:55
Suite401
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up vote
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up vote
5
down vote
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I have a list:
lis = "a", "xx", "b", "c", "18", "d", "a", "23", "b", "w", "xx", "z"
I would like to obtain:
res = "c", 18, "d", "a", "23", "b", "w", "xx", "z"
where items are dropped from lis if their middle sub-element is "xx" and another element in lis contains the same first and last sub-elements and has digit characters in its middle sub-element. Sorting by lis[[1]] puts the two almost identical items next to each other, but I'm not sure how to use DeleteCases here.
list-manipulation
edited Sep 8 at 4:02
m_goldberg
82.3k869190
asked Sep 8 at 2:55
Suite401
903312
I have a list:
lis = "a", "xx", "b", "c", "18", "d", "a", "23", "b", "w", "xx", "z"
I would like to obtain:
res = "c", 18, "d", "a", "23", "b", "w", "xx", "z"
where items are dropped from lis if their middle sub-element is "xx" and another element in lis contains the same first and last sub-elements and has digit characters in its middle sub-element. Sorting by lis[[1]] puts the two almost identical items next to each other, but I'm not sure how to use DeleteCases here.
list-manipulation
list-manipulation
edited Sep 8 at 4:02
m_goldberg
82.3k869190
asked Sep 8 at 2:55
Suite401
903312
edited Sep 8 at 4:02
m_goldberg
82.3k869190
asked Sep 8 at 2:55
Suite401
903312
edited Sep 8 at 4:02
m_goldberg
82.3k869190
edited Sep 8 at 4:02
m_goldberg
82.3k869190
edited Sep 8 at 4:02
m_goldberg
82.3k869190
82.3k869190
asked Sep 8 at 2:55
Suite401
903312
asked Sep 8 at 2:55
Suite401
903312
asked Sep 8 at 2:55
Suite401
903312
903312
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Union:
Union[lis, SameTest -> (And[#[[2]] == "xx", #[[1, 3]] == #2[[1, 3]]] &)]
"a", "23", "b", "c", "18", "d", "w", "xx", "z"
DeleteCases:
cond = And[#[[2]] == "xx" ,
MatchQ[#[[1, 3]], Alternatives @@ Complement[lis, #][[All, 1, 3]]]] &;
DeleteCases[lis, _?cond]
"c", "18", "d", "a", "23", "b", "w", "xx", "z"
A combination of GatherBy and DeleteCases:
Join @@ If[Length @ # > 1, DeleteCases[#, _, "xx", _], #] & /@
GatherBy[lis, #[[1, 3]] &]
"a", "23", "b", "c", "18", "d", "w", "xx", "z"
answered Sep 8 at 3:31
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1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
7
down vote
accepted
Union:
Union[lis, SameTest -> (And[#[[2]] == "xx", #[[1, 3]] == #2[[1, 3]]] &)]
"a", "23", "b", "c", "18", "d", "w", "xx", "z"
DeleteCases:
cond = And[#[[2]] == "xx" ,
MatchQ[#[[1, 3]], Alternatives @@ Complement[lis, #][[All, 1, 3]]]] &;
DeleteCases[lis, _?cond]
"c", "18", "d", "a", "23", "b", "w", "xx", "z"
A combination of GatherBy and DeleteCases:
Join @@ If[Length @ # > 1, DeleteCases[#, _, "xx", _], #] & /@
GatherBy[lis, #[[1, 3]] &]
"a", "23", "b", "c", "18", "d", "w", "xx", "z"
answered Sep 8 at 3:31
kglr
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up vote
7
down vote
accepted
Union:
Union[lis, SameTest -> (And[#[[2]] == "xx", #[[1, 3]] == #2[[1, 3]]] &)]
"a", "23", "b", "c", "18", "d", "w", "xx", "z"
DeleteCases:
cond = And[#[[2]] == "xx" ,
MatchQ[#[[1, 3]], Alternatives @@ Complement[lis, #][[All, 1, 3]]]] &;
DeleteCases[lis, _?cond]
"c", "18", "d", "a", "23", "b", "w", "xx", "z"
A combination of GatherBy and DeleteCases:
Join @@ If[Length @ # > 1, DeleteCases[#, _, "xx", _], #] & /@
GatherBy[lis, #[[1, 3]] &]
"a", "23", "b", "c", "18", "d", "w", "xx", "z"
answered Sep 8 at 3:31
kglr
162k8187386
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up vote
7
down vote
accepted
up vote
7
down vote
accepted
Union:
Union[lis, SameTest -> (And[#[[2]] == "xx", #[[1, 3]] == #2[[1, 3]]] &)]
"a", "23", "b", "c", "18", "d", "w", "xx", "z"
DeleteCases:
cond = And[#[[2]] == "xx" ,
MatchQ[#[[1, 3]], Alternatives @@ Complement[lis, #][[All, 1, 3]]]] &;
DeleteCases[lis, _?cond]
"c", "18", "d", "a", "23", "b", "w", "xx", "z"
A combination of GatherBy and DeleteCases:
Join @@ If[Length @ # > 1, DeleteCases[#, _, "xx", _], #] & /@
GatherBy[lis, #[[1, 3]] &]
"a", "23", "b", "c", "18", "d", "w", "xx", "z"
answered Sep 8 at 3:31
kglr
162k8187386
Union:
Union[lis, SameTest -> (And[#[[2]] == "xx", #[[1, 3]] == #2[[1, 3]]] &)]
"a", "23", "b", "c", "18", "d", "w", "xx", "z"
DeleteCases:
cond = And[#[[2]] == "xx" ,
MatchQ[#[[1, 3]], Alternatives @@ Complement[lis, #][[All, 1, 3]]]] &;
DeleteCases[lis, _?cond]
"c", "18", "d", "a", "23", "b", "w", "xx", "z"
A combination of GatherBy and DeleteCases:
Join @@ If[Length @ # > 1, DeleteCases[#, _, "xx", _], #] & /@
GatherBy[lis, #[[1, 3]] &]
"a", "23", "b", "c", "18", "d", "w", "xx", "z"
answered Sep 8 at 3:31
kglr
162k8187386
edited Sep 8 at 6:07
answered Sep 8 at 3:31
kglr
162k8187386
answered Sep 8 at 3:31
kglr
162k8187386
answered Sep 8 at 3:31
kglr
162k8187386
162k8187386
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