#!/usr/bin/env python3 def remove_one(elements): """removing ONLY one integer makes it strictly increasing order >>> remove_one( [0, 2, 9, 4, 6] ) True >>> remove_one( [5, 1, 3, 2] ) False >>> remove_one( [2, 2, 3] ) True >>> remove_one( [1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3] ) False >>> remove_one( [1, 2, 3, 1]) True """ remove = 0 for i in range(len(elements) - 1): if(elements[i] > elements[i+1]): remove += 1 if (i > 0) and (i < len(elements) - 2) and (elements[i-1] > elements[i+1]): remove += 1 if remove > 1: return False return True if __name__ == "__main__": import doctest doctest.testmod()