Generate an HTML List | Dataford Interview Questions

Generate a list in HTML.

Implement generate_html_list(items) to convert a list of strings into one HTML unordered list. Return <ul></ul> for an empty input, and HTML-escape each item before placing it inside an <li> element.

Input: a list of strings. Output: one HTML string containing the generated unordered list.

Constraints

0 <= len(items) <= 10^4
Each item is a string
Preserve the input order and duplicate values
Escape HTML-special characters in every item

Function Signature

def generate_html_list(items):

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Problem

Generate a list in HTML.

Input: a list of strings. Output: one HTML string containing the generated unordered list.

Constraints

0 <= len(items) <= 10^4
Each item is a string
Preserve the input order and duplicate values
Escape HTML-special characters in every item

Function Signature

def generate_html_list(items):

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Run and submit as often as you like. When you're ready, talk me through your approach or go straight to the code.