Python | Check if list contains consecutive numbers

Given a list of numbers, write a Python program to check if the list contains consecutive integers.

Examples:

Input : [2, 3, 1, 4, 5]
Output : True

Input : [1, 2, 3, 5, 6]
Output : False

Let’s discuss the few ways we can do this task.
 
Approach #1 : using sorted()

This approach uses sorted() function of Python. We compare the sorted list with list of range of minimum and maximum integer of the list and return it.

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# Python3 Program to Create list 
# with integers within given range 
  
def checkConsecutive(l):
    return sorted(l) == list(range(min(l), max(l)+1))
      
# Driver Code
lst = [2, 3, 1, 4, 5]
print(checkConsecutive(lst))

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Approach #2 :  Using numpy.diff() 


Numpy module provides a function diff() that calculate the n-th discrete difference along the given axis. We find the iterative difference of the sorted list and check if it is equal to 1.











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# Python3 Program to Create list  


# with integers within given range  


import numpy as np 


  


def checkConsecutive(l): 


    n = len(l) - 1


    return (sum(np.diff(sorted(l)) == 1) >= n)  


      


# Driver Code 


lst = [2, 3, 1, 4, 5] 


print(checkConsecutive(lst)) 



















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