How to check if list has a specific consecutive equal elements?

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I was looking at this answer, which shows how to identify if the list has any consecutive equal elements.

In a given list lst = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 6]

any(i==j for i,j in zip(lst, lst[1:])) will return True since two 5s are equal neighbors. However, this piece of code checks for any consecutive equal elements.

How do I change this code to check for a specific element, say 5, in the given list?

use [stack](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stack_(abstract_data_type)) data structure — sahasrara62, Nov 06 '20 at 21:08
`(i==5) and (i==j) ` or whatever other element you want to check for. — Tyberius, Nov 06 '20 at 21:15
Or simply `(5, 5) in zip(lst, lst[1:])`, without any need for `any`. — chepner, Nov 06 '20 at 21:52

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 18 '20 at 11:37

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You could use any(i==j==5 for i,j in zip(lst, lst[1:])) to check for 5's.

answered Nov 18 '20 at 11:37

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How to check if list has a specific consecutive equal elements?

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