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* add alternate harmonic series

* Add Alternating Harmonic Series

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def is_alternate_harmonic_series(series: list) -> bool:
"""
Web Biblography
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonic_series_(mathematics)
checking whether the input series is alternate harmonic series or not
>>> is_alternate_harmonic_series([1, -1/2, 1/3, -1/4, 1/5])
True
>>> is_alternate_harmonic_series([2/5, -2/10, 2/15, -2/20, 2/25])
True
>>> is_alternate_harmonic_series([1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4])
False
>>> is_alternate_harmonic_series([1, -1/2, 1/4, -1/8])
False
>>> is_alternate_harmonic_series(4)
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
ValueError: Input series is not valid, valid series - [1, 2/3, 2]
>>> is_alternate_harmonic_series([])
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
ValueError: Input list must be a non empty list
>>> is_alternate_harmonic_series([0])
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
ValueError: Input series cannot have 0 as an element
>>> is_alternate_harmonic_series([1,2,0,6])
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
ValueError: Input series cannot have 0 as an element
"""
if not isinstance(series, list):
raise ValueError("Input series is not valid, valid series - [1, 2/3, 2]")
if len(series) == 0:
raise ValueError("Input list must be a non empty list")
if len(series) == 1 and series[0] != 0:
return True
receprocal = []
series_len = len(series)
for i in range(series_len):
if series[i] == 0:
raise ValueError("Input series cannot have 0 as an element")
receprocal.append(1 / series[i])
common_diff = abs(receprocal[1]) - abs(receprocal[0])
for index in range(2, series_len):
if (
abs(receprocal[index]) - abs(receprocal[index - 1]) != common_diff
or receprocal[index] * receprocal[index - 1] >= 0
):
return False
return True
if __name__ == "__main__":
import doctest
doctest.testmod()