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Validate a string containing only '(', ')' and '*'
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This function checks whether a given string is valid according to the rules defined above. A valid string must contain matching parentheses, with the left parentheses coming before the right parentheses, and '*' characters representing either a left or right parentheses or an empty string.

Sum of integers at even indices
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Given a list of integers, the sum of the integers at even indices is returned. So for the input list [1, 2, 3, 4, 5], the output would be 6 (2 + 4).