Weird NZEC in "uncle Johny"

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I’m trying to solve the question “Uncle Johny”. Seems pretty easy, but for some reason I’m getting a runtimeError NZEC.
This is the code. Can anyone help me with? I really don’t undestand how it doesn’t have a zero exit

t = int(input())
for _ in range(t):
    n = int(input())
    A = list(map(int, input().split(' ')))
    u = int(input())

    value = A[u - 1]
    A.sort()
    p = A.index(value) + 1

    print(p)
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okay. In your code you declared A as:
A = list(map(int, input().split('')))

if you get NZEC again then you should write int(A.index(value) instead of A.index(value)
You can see my solution which worked perfectly:

# cook your dish here
s = []
t=int(input())

try :
    while t>0:
        t=t-1
        k=int(input())
        s = list(map(int,input().split()))
        p = int(input())
        val=s[p-1]
        s.sort()
        p = 1+ int(s.index(val))
        print(p)
except:
    pass
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I apreciate your help, however, I believe I don’t have an extra bracket.

A = list(map(int, input().split(' ')))
s = list(map(int, input().split()))

The first line is my code, the second is yours. Both have 3 brackets in the end, not 2. Also, when I tried to make it 2 brackets, my code didn’t run on my IDE

4

your code is correct, the test cases have whitespaces, it was probably from before codechef accepted python solutions.

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5

Thanks for the help! That makes me feel better, as I was lost with the error

Is there a way to correct it?

Also, what did you mean with white cases in the test cases. Are there whitespaces between the test cases, like:

firstTestCase

secondTestCase

I’ll be grateful if you manage to explain this to me, so I can undestand more about this kind of question.

Thanks in advance

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I’m sorry, but I’m not proficient enough in python to help you with that, I normally use c++.
But as for whitespaces, try the 2 test cases, the first one is the example input, and the second one is also the example input, but without whitespaces.

3
4
1 3 4 2
2
5
1 2 3 9 4
5
5
1 2 3 9 4 
1

3
4
1 3 4 2
2
5
1 2 3 9 4
5
5
1 2 3 9 4
1

You will get a nzec error on the input because the third array ends with a whitespace. Use the arrow key from left to right on the third array for both and you’ll see what i mean.

7

Oh, I see. Thanks. I think I know a way to fix it : )

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Ok i figured it out, look at the code if you need help, but you won’t have to do this in the newer sums

t = int(input())
for _ in range(t):
    n = int(input())
    seq=[]
    num=""
    A = input()
    for i in A:
        if(i!=' '):
          num+=i
        else:
          seq.append(int(num))
          num=""
    if(num!=""):
        seq.append(int(num))
    u = int(input())
    value = seq[u - 1]
    seq.sort()
    p = seq.index(value) + 1
    print(p)
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A = list(map(int, input().split()))

seems to be whitespace-tolerant enough :slight_smile:

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10

Oops, it seems i don’t know python at all. But I thought

A = list(map(int, input().split()))

is equivalent to

A = list(map(int, input().split(' ')))
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11

Me neither :slight_smile: But based on local testing, they seem to behave differently, for me, with the former ignoring superfluous whitespace. Dunno why :slight_smile:

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12

Oh i get it.

A = list(map(int, input().split(' ',n-1)))

This works, because by default it only checks numbers, whereas in the other one, it checks after every whitespace, but you can bound it, by using the second parameter.

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13

That is very clever.

Also, .split() instead of split(’ ') works, too, since the default paramer splits using any white spaces(space, newline, etc). I didn’t found it, the other guy below your answer did.

Thanks

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14

Nice, I finally undestart why. Thanks

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15

I thought that, too

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16

Amazing. I learned today that split has a second optional paramer

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I faced the same problem, removing the right whitespaces from the test cases solves it.
In your answer the correct version would be:

A = list(map(int, input().rstrip().split(' ')))