def triples_sum_to_zero(l: list):
    """
    triples_sum_to_zero takes a list of integers as an input.
    it returns True if there are three distinct elements in the list that
    sum to zero, and False otherwise.

    >>> triples_sum_to_zero([1, 3, 5, 0])
    True
    >>> triples_sum_to_zero([1, 3, -2, 1])
    True
    >>> triples_sum_to_zero([1, 2, 3, 7])
    False
    >>> triples_sum_to_zero([2, 4, -5, 3, 9, 7])
    True
    >>> triples_sum_to_zero([1])
    False
    
    Example solution:
    # line 1
    for l1 in l:
        # line 2
        for l2 in l:
            # line 3
            for l3 in l:
                # line 4
                if l1 + l2 + l3 == 0 and l1 != l2 and l2 != l3 and l3 != l1:
                    # line 5
                    return True
    # line 6
    return False
    
    """
    # Please print out which line of the above program contains an error. E.g. if the bug is on line 4 then print 4
    # END OF CONTEXT
    print("4")
    # END OF SOLUTION

def check(candidate):

    import io
    from contextlib import redirect_stdout

    f = io.StringIO()
    with redirect_stdout(f):
        candidate([])
    out = f.getvalue().strip('\n')

    assert "4" == out
    for i in range(0, 10):
        if i != 4:
            assert str(i) != out

if __name__ == '__main__':
    check(triples_sum_to_zero)
