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interview-practice/problems/cons_car_cdr.py

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"""
cons(a, b) constructs a pair, and car(pair) and cdr(pair) return the first
and last element of that pair.
car(cons(3, 4)) == 3
cdr(cons(3, 4)) == 4
Given this implementation of cons, implement car and cdr.
"""
def cons(a, b):
return lambda f: f(a, b)
def car(pair):
return pair(lambda a, b: a)
def cdr(pair):
return pair(lambda a, b: b)
# --- tests ---
assert car(cons(3, 4)) == 3
assert cdr(cons(3, 4)) == 4
assert car(cons("a", "b")) == "a"
assert cdr(cons("a", "b")) == "b"
print("All tests passed!")