I'm trying to write simpler code for adding unique elements into a python list. I have a dataset that contains a list of dictionaries, and I'm trying to iterate through a list inside the dictionary
Why doesn't this work? It's adding all the items, including the duplicates, instead of adding unique items.
unique_items = []
unique_items = [item for d in data for item in d['items'] if item not in unique_items]
vs. the longer form which works:
unique_items = []
for d in data:
for item in d['items']:
if (item not in unique_items):
unique_items.append(item)
Is there a way of making this work using list comprehension, or am I stuck with using double for loops? I want to keep the ordering for this.
Here's the list of dictionaries:
[{"items":["apple", "banana"]}, {"items":["banana", "strawberry"]}, {"items":["blueberry", "kiwi", "apple"]}]
output should be ["apple", "banana", "strawberry", "blueberry", "kiwi"]
I noticed someone asking a similar question on another post: Python list comprehension, with unique items, but I was wondering if there's another way to do it without OrderedDict or if that's the best way