Remove Duplicates Preserving Order | Dataford Interview Questions

Implement a function to detect and remove duplicates from a list while preserving the original order. Define remove_duplicates(items) to return a new list containing the first occurrence of each hashable value. The input may be empty, and the original list must not be modified.

Constraints

0 <= len(items) <= 1000
Each item is hashable
The input list must not be modified
Return a new list

Function Signature

def remove_duplicates(items):

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Problem

Constraints

0 <= len(items) <= 1000
Each item is hashable
The input list must not be modified
Return a new list

Function Signature

def remove_duplicates(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.