FA-4181 / Sequence semantics / Open access

All nonempty prefixes · case 01

The operation returns a result or retained state that violates this contract: Return all nonempty prefixes in increasing length, including the complete list.

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ROOT CAUSE

The prefix range includes the empty prefix and excludes the full sequence.

THE FAILURE

The prefix range includes the empty prefix and excludes the full sequence.

Unsuccessful approach: The exclusive upper bound still omits the full sequence.

Case contract

Return all nonempty prefixes in increasing length, including the complete list. Inputs are the finite Python values shown by the executable fixtures; no concurrent execution is assumed.

Why this case matters

A controlled local-runtime regression for collection APIs, language semantics, or ownership wrappers. Fixtures include boundary and interaction cases.

1 / The failure

Exit 1

"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x, y=None):
    return [x[:i] for i in range(len(x))]
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('empty collection', solve([]), [])
check('singleton collection', solve(['a']), [['a']])
check('two distinct elements', solve(['a', 'b']), [['a'], ['a', 'b']])
check('nonadjacent duplicate and unsorted order', solve(['b', 'a', 'b', 'c']), [['b'], ['b', 'a'], ['b', 'a', 'b'], ['b', 'a', 'b', 'c']])
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)

Boundary fixture	Actual	Expected	Outcome
empty collection	`[]`	`[]`	Passed
singleton collection	`[[]]`	`[['a']]`	Failed
two distinct elements	`[[], ['a']]`	`[['a'], ['a', 'b']]`	Failed
nonadjacent duplicate and unsorted order	`[[], ['b'], ['b', 'a'], ['b', 'a', 'b']]`	`[['b'], ['b', 'a'], ['b', 'a', 'b'], ['b', 'a', 'b', 'c']]`	Failed

SHA-256 / c23345f12877158f90fe71a455537ce3c953106e065b30d16c6be33e58fd1a53

2 / The unsuccessful fix

Exit 1

"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x, y=None):
    return [x[:i] for i in range(1,len(x))]
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('empty collection', solve([]), [])
check('singleton collection', solve(['a']), [['a']])
check('two distinct elements', solve(['a', 'b']), [['a'], ['a', 'b']])
check('nonadjacent duplicate and unsorted order', solve(['b', 'a', 'b', 'c']), [['b'], ['b', 'a'], ['b', 'a', 'b'], ['b', 'a', 'b', 'c']])
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)

Boundary fixture	Actual	Expected	Outcome
empty collection	`[]`	`[]`	Passed
singleton collection	`[]`	`[['a']]`	Failed
two distinct elements	`[['a']]`	`[['a'], ['a', 'b']]`	Failed
nonadjacent duplicate and unsorted order	`[['b'], ['b', 'a'], ['b', 'a', 'b']]`	`[['b'], ['b', 'a'], ['b', 'a', 'b'], ['b', 'a', 'b', 'c']]`	Failed

SHA-256 / 7f31a1dec67b9d71d56a38a5bf25dc8b21c5f41907b945fb680b0cd2a19cca4d

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This mechanism has 4 recorded checks per implementation. The open-access tier publishes the failure and the unsuccessful fix; the repaired source that passes every check, and the observations that prove it, are available to members.

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Verification & scope

This reproducer isolates one failure mechanism. Results cover the supplied fixtures. Variants within a family share a test contract and should remain grouped when constructing evaluation splits. Related mechanisms with a shared evaluation_group must also remain together; these controlled models are not independent production incidents.

Observations recorded using Python 3.12.14 at 2026-09-29T14:37:36.502711+00:00.

Case digest / c0054ddfcd5003ce6a2a8c22d6473f3e422222142c4cfa4e51812e32afe96aa0