hands_on/local_maxima_part2/local_maxima.py

@@ -7,4 +7,12 @@ def find_maxima(x):
     Output:
     idx -- list of indices of the local maxima in x
     """
-    return []
+    idx = []
+    for i in range(len(x)):
+        if i == 0 and x[i] > x[i+1]:
+            idx.append(i)
+        elif i != len(x)-1 and x[i] > x[i-1] and x[i] > x[i+1]:
+            idx.append(i)
+        elif i== len(x)-1 and x[i] > x[i-1]:
+            idx.append(i)    
+    return idx

hands_on/local_maxima_part2/test_local_maxima.py

@@ -16,15 +16,21 @@ def test_find_maxima_edges():
 
 
 def test_find_maxima_empty():
+    values = [1,2,2,1]
+    expected = [1]
+    maxima = find_maxima(values)
+    assert maxima == expected
+
+
+def test_find_maxima_plateau():
     values = []
     expected = []
     maxima = find_maxima(values)
     assert maxima == expected
 
 
-def test_find_maxima_plateau():
-    raise Exception('not yet implemented')
-
-
 def test_find_maxima_not_a_plateau():
-    raise Exception('not yet implemented')
+    values = []
+    expected = []
+    maxima = find_maxima(values)
+    assert maxima == expected