Understanding - Intermediate, exercise 5

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The variable my_digit contains an integer number from 0 to 9. Study the execution of the following function when it is called as follows: f(my_digit).

def f(cur_digit):
    c_list = list()
    c_list.append("a")
    c_list.append("b")
    c_list.extend(c_list)
    c_list.extend(c_list)
    c_list.append("c")
    for i in range(cur_digit):
        if c_list[i] != "a" and "a" in c_list:
            c_list.remove("a")
        else:
            c_list.insert(i, "c")
    return c_list

Hints

The function f creates a new data structure with characters according to the number specified as input.

Additional material

The runnable Python file is available online. You can run it executing the command python exercise_5.py in a shell, and then following the instructions on screen to specify the intended input.