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socks_basket = ["blue", "red", "green", "black", "red", "blue", "blue", "blue", "blue", "black", "red", "green", "green" ]

blue_drawer = []
red_drawer = []
green_drawer = []
black_drawer = []

odd_socks = []

for sock in socks_basket[:]:
    if sock == "blue":
        blue_drawer.append(sock)
        socks_basket.remove(sock)
    if sock == "red":
        red_drawer.append(sock)
        socks_basket.remove(sock)
    if sock == "green":
        green_drawer.append(sock)
        socks_basket.remove(sock)
    if sock == "black":
        black_drawer.append(sock)
        socks_basket.remove(sock)

for each_drawer in [blue_drawer, red_drawer, black_drawer, green_drawer]:
    if len(each_drawer) % 2 != 0:
        odd_socks.append(each_drawer[0])
        each_drawer.remove(each_drawer[0])
        
        
print("Here are the final contents of:")
print("Socks Basket: " + str(socks_basket)) 
print("Blue Drawer: " + str(blue_drawer)) 
print("Red Drawer: " + str(red_drawer)) 
print("Green Drawer: " + str(green_drawer)) 
print("Black Drawer: " + str(black_drawer)) 
print("And here are the socks without pair:")
print(str(odd_socks))

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