Python: Count the frequency of consecutive duplicate elements in a given list of numbers

Python List: Exercise - 131 with Solution

Write a Python program to count the frequency of consecutive duplicate elements in a given list of numbers.

Sample Solution:

Python Code:

def count_dups(nums):
    element = []
    freque = []
    if not nums:
        return element
    running_count = 1
    for i in range(len(nums)-1):
        if nums[i] == nums[i+1]:
            running_count += 1
        else:
            freque.append(running_count)
            element.append(nums[i])
            running_count = 1
    freque.append(running_count)
    element.append(nums[i+1])
    return element,freque


nums = [1,2,2,2,4,4,4,5,5,5,5]
print("Original lists:")
print(nums)

print("\nConsecutive duplicate elements and their frequency:")
print(count_dups(nums))

Sample Output:

Original lists:
[1, 2, 2, 2, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5]

Consecutive duplicate elements and their frequency:
([1, 2, 4, 5], [1, 3, 3, 4])

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