Build a Medical Data Validator - Step 9

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medical_records = [
    {
        'patient_id': 'P1001',
        'age': 34,
        'gender': 'Female',
        'diagnosis': 'Hypertension',
        'medications': ['Lisinopril'],
        'last_visit_id': 'V2301',
    },
    {
        'patient_id': 'p1002',
        'age': 47,
        'gender': 'male',
        'diagnosis': 'Type 2 Diabetes',
        'medications': ['Metformin', 'Insulin'],
        'last_visit_id': 'v2302',
    },
    {
        'patient_id': 'P1003',
        'age': 29,
        'gender': 'female',
        'diagnosis': 'Asthma',
        'medications': ['Albuterol'],
        'last_visit_id': 'v2303',
    },
    {
        'patient_id': 'p1004',
        'age': 56,
        'gender': 'Male',
        'diagnosis': 'Chronic Back Pain',
        'medications': ['Ibuprofen', 'Physical Therapy'],
        'last_visit_id': 'V2304',
    }
]

def validate(data):
    is_sequence = isinstance(data, (list, tuple))

    if not is_sequence:
        print('Invalid format: expected a list or tuple.')
        return False
        
    is_invalid = False


# User Editable Region

    for index, dictionary in enumerate(data):
        if not isinstance(dictionary, dict):
            print(f"Invalid format: expected a dictionary at position <{index}>.")
            is_invalid = True
        

# User Editable Region

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Build a Medical Data Validator - Step 9

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Don’t print these, those are just to indicate where the variable is.

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Thank you, could you please clarify your comment ?

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What part of it is confusing?

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Hi,

regarding “these” what exactly do you mean ?

Thank you

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Hi, understood now.

Thank you

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