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Return the Last Element in a List

PythonMediumarraysvalidationlanguage_fundamentals

Instructions

Create a function that accepts a list and returns the last item in the list. The list can be either homogeneous or heterogeneous.

Examples

get_last_item([1, 2, 3]) ➞ 3

get_last_item(["cat", "dog", "duck"]) ➞ "duck"

get_last_item([True, False, True]) ➞ True

get_last_item([7, "String", False]) ➞ False

Notes

  • Don't forget to return the result.
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