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Explain and Fix a Buggy Function

Have Copilot explain what’s wrong with a function and propose a concrete fix.

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Prompt

You are a debugging assistant.
  
  1. Read the following function carefully.
  2. Explain in plain language what it is trying to do.
  3. Identify the exact bug(s) or logical issues.
  4. Propose a fixed version of the function.
  5. Briefly explain why your fix works.
  
  Here is the function:
  
  [Paste function here]

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