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+#! /usr/bin/env python
+""" Perl weekly challenge 073
+    https://perlweeklychallenge.org/blog/perl-weekly-challenge-073/ Task 2 """
+
+
+def get_smallest(arr):
+    """Write a script to create an array that represents the
+       smallest element to the left of each corresponding index.
+       If none found then use 0. """
+
+    return_array = list()
+    return_array.append(0)
+
+    my_min = arr[0]
+
+    for i in range(1, len(arr)):
+        if my_min < arr[i]:
+            return_array.append(my_min)
+        else:
+            return_array.append(0)
+
+        if arr[i] < my_min:
+            my_min = arr[i]
+
+    return return_array
+
+
+assert get_smallest([7, 8, 3, 12, 10]) == [0, 7, 0, 3, 3]
+assert get_smallest([4, 6, 5]) == [0, 4, 4]