Iterate Arrays and Return Values | Dataford Interview Questions

O'Reilly Auto Parts uses price data to help display relevant parts in search results. Given an array of part prices, return only the prices within a specified inclusive range, preserving their original order.

Formal Specification

Implement filter_prices(prices, minimum, maximum).

prices is a list of integers or floating-point numbers.
minimum and maximum are numeric bounds.
Return a new list containing every price price where minimum <= price <= maximum.
Do not modify the input list.
If no prices match, return an empty list.

Constraints

0 <= len(prices) <= 10^4
0 <= prices[i] <= 10^6
0 <= minimum <= maximum <= 10^6
The input list must not be modified
Matching prices must retain their original order

Function Signature

def filter_prices(prices, minimum, maximum):

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