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Python Basics easy

Insert New Row

Implement a function that inserts a new row into a 2D list at a specified index.

lists insert rows
+5 pts 5m
Python Basics easy

Broadcast Add Scalar

Add a scalar to every number in a 2D list and return a new 2D list without modifying the original.

nested-loops addition lists
+10 pts 15m
Python Basics easy

Fancy Index Select

Given a 2D matrix and a list of row indices, select those rows in order and return them as a new 2D list.

indexing lists matrix
+10 pts 10m
Python Basics easy

Reshape array dimensions

Implement a function that reshapes a 1D list into a 2D list with given dimensions.

reshape matrix lists
+8 pts 10m
Lists & Arrays easy

Concatenate Horizontally

Write a function that horizontally concatenates two 2D lists into a new 2D list.

lists concatenation matrix
+8 pts 10m
OOP & Classes easy

Dataclass with slots

Implement a slotted frozen dataclass representing a 2D point with total ordering.

dataclass slots immutability
+10 pts 15m
Matrix & 2D Arrays easy

Toeplitz Matrix Check

Write a function is_toeplitz(matrix) that checks if a 2D list is a Toeplitz matrix, where all elements on the same diagonal from top-left to bottom-right are identical.

matrix array diagonal
+10 pts 15m
Matrix & 2D Arrays easy

Transpose Matrix In-Place

Implement a function that transposes a square matrix in-place and returns the transposed matrix.

matrix transpose in-place
+8 pts 12m
Matrix & 2D Arrays easy

Matrix Multiply 2D

Write a function that multiplies two 2D matrices (lists of lists) and returns the product matrix.

matrix multiplication nested-loops
+8 pts 10m
Matrix & 2D Arrays easy

Transpose 2D Array

Implement a function that returns the transpose of a rectangular 2D list.

matrix transpose nested-lists
+10 pts 10m

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