Compare numbers in a list

Question

could you please help me with the following?:

I need a code that returns True if the first and last numbers in a list are the same or False if the numbers are different.

def first_last_same(numberList):
    print("On the list:", numberList)

#Here the code#

I need when i print

print("The first and last numbers in the list are the same", first_last_same([10, 20, 30, 40, 10]))
print("The first and last numbers in the list are the same", first_last_same([57, 22, 35, 57, 22, 57]))

Generate the following result

On the list: [10, 20, 30, 40, 10]
The first and last numbers in the list are the same True
On the list: [57, 22, 35, 57, 22, 58]
The first and last numbers in the list are the same False

Please, help.

Please add your approach or issue you are facing this help to understand the problem you're facing with your solution — Ashish, Oct 30 '21 at 10:13
To learn a new language, it's better to try and research a new concept. syntax ... rather to ask people for `answer` directly. — Daniel Hao, Oct 30 '21 at 10:45
This [answer](https://stackoverflow.com/a/69778674/7758804) was actually posted 17 seconds before the accepted answer, and `return` in the accepted answer is not needed, since nothing is returned. — Trenton McKinney, Oct 30 '21 at 13:24

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 30 '21 at 10:12

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if (a[0]==a[-1]):
    print(True)
else:
    print(False)

answered Oct 30 '21 at 10:12

Nukala Raghava Aditya

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It's not a `function` as the OP has asked! – Daniel Hao Oct 30 '21 at 10:46

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 30 '21 at 10:18

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def first_last_same(numberList):
    if numberList[0] == numberList[-1]:
        print("first and end is same")
    else:
        print("not the same")

answered Oct 30 '21 at 10:18

KarlVierstein

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This answer was posted 17 seconds before the accepted answer. – Trenton McKinney Oct 30 '21 at 13:25

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited Oct 30 '21 at 13:23

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def first_last_same(numberList):
    if numberList[0] == numberList[-1]:
        print("On the list:", numberList)
        print("The first and last numbers in the list are the same", True)
    else:
        print("On the list:", numberList)
        print("The first and last numbers in the list are the same", False)
    return

edited Oct 30 '21 at 13:23

Trenton McKinney

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answered Oct 30 '21 at 10:18

Ruggero

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Compare numbers in a list

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