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Given a non-empty list/vector of positive integers, write a function to check the following conditions in as few bytes as possible.

1. Take the first integer (the key, or k1) and check that the next k1 values have no duplicate values, excluding instances of k1.
2. Take the last integer (the second key, or k2) and check that the k2 values before k2 have no duplicate values, excluding instances of k2.

Note that both keys, k1 and k2, are elements of the list/vector as either key could contain the other.

Also, k1 and/or k2 can be greater than the number of integers within the list, which means you should check every element of the list except for instances of the given key for duplicates.

If both steps return True, return True, else, return False.

Test Cases

[5,1,2,5,3,4,3] is TRUE because [k1=5][1,2,5,3,4] has no duplicates, nor does [5,3,4][k2=3] have any duplicates, excluding instances of k3. 

[6,9,12,15,18,19,8,8,3] is FALSE because [k1=6][9,12,15,18,19,8] has no duplicates while [19,8,8][k2=3] has a duplicate.

[100,100,100,100,101,102,3] is TRUE because [k1=100][100,100,100,101,102,3] has no duplicates, and [100,101,102][k2=3] has no duplicates.

[100,100,100,100,101,102,4] is FALSE. [k1=100][100,100,100,101,102,4] has no duplicates, but [100,100,101,102][k2=4] has duplicates.

[6,6,6,6,6,6,6,3,3,3,3] is TRUE. [k1=6][6,6,6,6,6,6] has no duplicates, excluding instances of k1, and [3,3,3][k2=3] has no duplicates, excluding instances of k2.

[1,2] is TRUE (clearly)

[1] is TRUE (clearly)

Given a non-empty list/vector of positive integers, write a function to check the following conditions in as few bytes as possible.

1. Take the first integer (the key, or k1) and check that the next k1 values have no duplicate values, excluding instances of k1.
2. Take the last integer (the second key, or k2) and check that the k2 values before k2 have no duplicate values, excluding instances of k2.

Note that both keys, k1 and k2, are elements of the list/vector as either key could contain the other.

Also, k1 and/or k2 can be greater than the number of integers within the list, which means you should check every element of the list except for instances of the given key for duplicates.

If both steps return True, return True, else, return False.

NOTE: It should be rather intuitive that searching for duplicates within the first k1+1 elements excluding instances of k1 will exclude the first element, or k1. Some answers I've seen "pop" k1 off the list and do the test on the next k1 elements. Either method yields the same results. This is also true for k2 and it's test.

Test Cases

[5,1,2,5,3,4,3] is TRUE because [k1=5][1,2,5,3,4] has no duplicates, nor does [5,3,4][k2=3] have any duplicates, excluding instances of k3. 

[6,9,12,15,18,19,8,8,3] is FALSE because [k1=6][9,12,15,18,19,8] has no duplicates while [19,8,8][k2=3] has a duplicate.

[100,100,100,100,101,102,3] is TRUE because [k1=100][100,100,100,101,102,3] has no duplicates, and [100,101,102][k2=3] has no duplicates.

[100,100,100,100,101,102,4] is FALSE. [k1=100][100,100,100,101,102,4] has no duplicates, but [100,100,101,102][k2=4] has duplicates.

[6,6,6,6,6,6,6,3,3,3,3] is TRUE. [k1=6][6,6,6,6,6,6] has no duplicates, excluding instances of k1, and [3,3,3][k2=3] has no duplicates, excluding instances of k2.

[1,2] is TRUE (clearly)

[1] is TRUE (clearly)

Given a list/vector of positive integers, write a function to check the following conditions in as few bytes as possible.

1. Take the first integer (the key, or k1) and check that the next k1 values have no duplicate values, excluding instances of k1.
2. Take the last integer (the second key, or k2) and check that the k2 values before k2 have no duplicate values, excluding instances of k2.

Note that both keys, k1 and k2, are elements of the list/vector as either key could contain the other.

Also, k1 and/or k2 can be greater than the number of integers within the list, which means you should check every element of the list except for instances of the given key for duplicates.

If both steps return True, return True, else, return False.

Test Cases

[5,1,2,5,3,4,3] is TRUE because [k1=5][1,2,5,3,4] has no duplicates, nor does [5,3,4][k2=3] have any duplicates, excluding instances of k3. 

[6,9,12,15,18,19,8,8,3] is FALSE because [k1=6][9,12,15,18,19,8] has no duplicates while [19,8,8][k2=3] has a duplicate.

[100,100,100,100,101,102,3] is TRUE because [k1=100][100,100,100,101,102,3] has no duplicates, and [100,101,102][k2=3] has no duplicates.

[100,100,100,100,101,102,4] is FALSE. [k1=100][100,100,100,101,102,4] has no duplicates, but [100,100,101,102][k2=4] has duplicates.

[6,6,6,6,6,6,6,3,3,3,3] is TRUE. [k1=6][6,6,6,6,6,6] has no duplicates, excluding instances of k1, and [3,3,3][k2=3] has no duplicates, excluding instances of k2.

[1,2] is TRUE (clearly)

[1] is TRUE (clearly)

[] the empty list is also TRUE (if you can make a valid argument why it should be FALSE then I might give it to you)

Given a non-empty list/vector of positive integers, write a function to check the following conditions in as few bytes as possible.

1. Take the first integer (the key, or k1) and check that the next k1 values have no duplicate values, excluding instances of k1.
2. Take the last integer (the second key, or k2) and check that the k2 values before k2 have no duplicate values, excluding instances of k2.

Note that both keys, k1 and k2, are elements of the list/vector as either key could contain the other.

Also, k1 and/or k2 can be greater than the number of integers within the list, which means you should check every element of the list except for instances of the given key for duplicates.

If both steps return True, return True, else, return False.

Test Cases

[5,1,2,5,3,4,3] is TRUE because [k1=5][1,2,5,3,4] has no duplicates, nor does [5,3,4][k2=3] have any duplicates, excluding instances of k3. 

[6,9,12,15,18,19,8,8,3] is FALSE because [k1=6][9,12,15,18,19,8] has no duplicates while [19,8,8][k2=3] has a duplicate.

[100,100,100,100,101,102,3] is TRUE because [k1=100][100,100,100,101,102,3] has no duplicates, and [100,101,102][k2=3] has no duplicates.

[100,100,100,100,101,102,4] is FALSE. [k1=100][100,100,100,101,102,4] has no duplicates, but [100,100,101,102][k2=4] has duplicates.

[6,6,6,6,6,6,6,3,3,3,3] is TRUE. [k1=6][6,6,6,6,6,6] has no duplicates, excluding instances of k1, and [3,3,3][k2=3] has no duplicates, excluding instances of k2.

[1,2] is TRUE (clearly)

[1] is TRUE (clearly)