Question

How to get the difference between consecutive numbers in a list with Python

Answer 1

lst = [3, 7, 9, 10, 17, 28]

result = [item - lst[index - 1] for index, item in enumerate(lst)][1:]

print(result) 



'''
run:

[4, 2, 1, 7, 11]

'''

 

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Answer 2

lst = [3, 7, 9, 10, 17, 28]

result = [y - x for x, y in zip(lst[:-1], lst[1:])]

print(result) 



'''
run:

[4, 2, 1, 7, 11]

'''

 

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