Second Highest Marks

MediumPython

Problem

Write a program to find the names of all candidates who have scored the second highest marks.

Implement second_highest_candidates(candidates), where candidates is a list of [name, marks] pairs. Return a list of names whose marks equal the second-highest distinct score, preserving input order; return [] when fewer than two distinct scores exist.

Constraints

0 <= candidates.length <= 1000
Each candidate is a two-element list containing a string name and an integer mark
Candidate names are returned in their original input order
All candidates with the second-highest distinct mark must be returned
Return [] when fewer than two distinct marks exist

Function Signature

def second_highest_candidates(candidates):

CodePython 3

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