<p>Given an integer array <code>nums</code>, return <em>the number of elements that have <strong>both</strong> a strictly smaller and a strictly greater element appear in </em><code>nums</code>.</p>

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<p><strong class="example">Example 1:</strong></p>

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<strong>Input:</strong> nums = [11,7,2,15]
<strong>Output:</strong> 2
<strong>Explanation:</strong> The element 7 has the element 2 strictly smaller than it and the element 11 strictly greater than it.
Element 11 has element 7 strictly smaller than it and element 15 strictly greater than it.
In total there are 2 elements having both a strictly smaller and a strictly greater element appear in <code>nums</code>.
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<p><strong class="example">Example 2:</strong></p>

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<strong>Input:</strong> nums = [-3,3,3,90]
<strong>Output:</strong> 2
<strong>Explanation:</strong> The element 3 has the element -3 strictly smaller than it and the element 90 strictly greater than it.
Since there are two elements with the value 3, in total there are 2 elements having both a strictly smaller and a strictly greater element appear in <code>nums</code>.
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<p><strong>Constraints:</strong></p>

<ul>
	<li><code>1 &lt;= nums.length &lt;= 100</code></li>
	<li><code>-10<sup>5</sup> &lt;= nums[i] &lt;= 10<sup>5</sup></code></li>
</ul>

class Solution:
    def countElements(self, nums: List[int]) -> int:
        nums.sort()
        return len( [num for num in nums if (num>nums[0]) and (num < nums[-1])])
        
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