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27 lines
771 B
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---
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title: List difference based on function
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tags: list,function
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expertise: intermediate
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firstSeen: 2018-02-08T15:59:27+02:00
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lastUpdated: 2020-11-02T19:27:53+02:00
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---
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Returns the difference between two lists, after applying the provided function to each list element of both.
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- Create a `set`, using `map()` to apply `fn` to each element in `b`.
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- Use a list comprehension in combination with `fn` on `a` to only keep values not contained in the previously created set, `_b`.
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```py
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def difference_by(a, b, fn):
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_b = set(map(fn, b))
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return [item for item in a if fn(item) not in _b]
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```
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```py
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from math import floor
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difference_by([2.1, 1.2], [2.3, 3.4], floor) # [1.2]
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difference_by([{ 'x': 2 }, { 'x': 1 }], [{ 'x': 1 }], lambda v : v['x'])
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# [ { x: 2 } ]
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```
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