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import unittest


################################################################################
# Solution
################################################################################
def length(x):
    if not x:
        return 0
    else:
        count = 1
        while x:
            x = x.next
            count += 1
        return count


def kth_to_last_node(k, x):
    hops = length(x) - 1
    dest = hops - k

    if k == 0:
        raise Exception("Our God doesn't support this kind of behavior.")

    if dest < 0:
        raise Exception('Value k to high for list.')

    while dest > 0:
        x = x.next
        dest -= 1

    return x


################################################################################
# Tests
################################################################################
class Test(unittest.TestCase):
    class LinkedListNode(object):
        def __init__(self, value, next=None):
            self.value = value
            self.next = next

        def get_values(self):
            node = self
            values = []
            while node is not None:
                values.append(node.value)
                node = node.next
            return values

    def setUp(self):
        self.fourth = Test.LinkedListNode(4)
        self.third = Test.LinkedListNode(3, self.fourth)
        self.second = Test.LinkedListNode(2, self.third)
        self.first = Test.LinkedListNode(1, self.second)

    def test_first_to_last_node(self):
        actual = kth_to_last_node(1, self.first)
        expected = self.fourth
        self.assertEqual(actual, expected)

    def test_second_to_last_node(self):
        actual = kth_to_last_node(2, self.first)
        expected = self.third
        self.assertEqual(actual, expected)

    def test_first_node(self):
        actual = kth_to_last_node(4, self.first)
        expected = self.first
        self.assertEqual(actual, expected)

    def test_k_greater_than_linked_list_length(self):
        with self.assertRaises(Exception):
            kth_to_last_node(5, self.first)

    def test_k_is_zero(self):
        with self.assertRaises(Exception):
            kth_to_last_node(0, self.first)


unittest.main(verbosity=2)