if function inside function returns true, do something (python 3)

Question

have 2 functions. first one generates a list and the second one checks if theres duplicates. if theres duplicates it returns True

so i want to call function 2 from function 1 and if it returns true do something heres my code

import random

def x(list):
    for i in range(len(list)):
        count = 0
        for k in range(len(list)):
            if list[i] == list[k]:
                count += 1
            if count > 1:
                return True
    if count == 1:
        return False



def generated_list(N):
    list = []
    for i in range(N):
        list.append(random.randint(1, 365))
    x(list)


if generated_list(25) is True:
   print('is true')

1. `generated_list` does not return anything 2. `list` is a very bad variable name 3. See https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1541797/how-do-i-check-if-there-are-duplicates-in-a-flat-list/1541827 — DeepSpace, Apr 23 '20 at 17:41
By the way, if you want to generate a random yet unique list, you might want to look into a set instead of a list. And in generated_list, you want to return (x(list) — Sri, Apr 23 '20 at 17:43

Taohidul Islam · Answer 1 · 2020-04-23T17:53:03.700

There were some logical errors, check this one :

import random


def check_duplicate(numbers):
    for i in range(len(numbers)):
        count = 0
        for k in range(len(numbers)):
            if i == k:
                continue
            if numbers[i] == numbers[k]:
                count += 1
            if count > 1:
                return True
    return False


def generated_list(n):
    numbers = []
    for i in range(n):
        numbers.append(random.randint(1, 365))
    return check_duplicate(numbers)


if generated_list(25) is True:
    print('is true')

Also, avoid reserved keyword for naming your variables.

i know but i need something like ``` if x ( generated_list(n) ) is True: do something ``` — cnbsl alsmce, Apr 23 '20 at 17:51

if function inside function returns true, do something (python 3)

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