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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import sys
+
+
+def get_value(l, quart):
+ # Calculate the position of the value we require
+ pos = (len(l)-1) * quart / 100
+ i = int(pos)
+
+ if i == pos:
+ # It is a single value
+ return l[i]
+
+ # We need the average of two numbers
+ val = (l[i] + l[i+1]) / 2
+ return int(val) if int(val) == val else val
+
+
+def main(l):
+
+ # Sort the list
+ l = sorted([int(x) for x in l])
+ solution = []
+
+ # Calculate the five values
+ for quart in range(0, 101, 25):
+ solution.append(get_value(l, quart))
+
+ print(*solution, sep=', ')
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+ main(sys.argv[1:])