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Python Basics easy

Clamp a Number to a Range

Implement a clamp function that returns a value within a specified range.

numbers conditionals comparisons
+5 pts 5m
Python Basics easy

Min of three numbers

Write a function that returns the minimum of three integers.

min comparison function
+5 pts 5m
Python Basics easy

Sum numbers from 1 to n

Implement a function that computes the sum of all integers from 1 to n.

sum loop arithmetic
+5 pts 5m
Python Basics easy

Sign of a Number

Write a function that returns the sign of a number as a string.

conditionals numbers comparison
+5 pts 5m
Python Basics easy

Max of a variable-length list

Implement a function that returns the maximum value from a list of numbers without using max().

conditionals loops comparison
+10 pts 10m
Python Basics easy

Replace negatives with zero

Implement a function that replaces all negative numbers in a list with zero.

lists loops conditionals
+10 pts 10m
Python Basics easy

Absolute Difference

Implement a function that returns the absolute difference between two numbers.

absolute value arithmetic function
+5 pts 5m
Python Basics easy

Max of three numbers

Implement a function that returns the maximum of three numbers using comparisons.

conditionals comparison numbers
+10 pts 10m
Python Basics easy

Sign of a number

Write a function sign_of_number that returns -1 for negatives, 0 for zero, and 1 for positives.

conditionals numbers comparison
+5 pts 5m
Python Basics easy

Average of a list

Write a function that computes the average of a list of numbers, handling empty lists by returning 0.

average list statistics
+5 pts 5m
Python Basics easy

Count Positives

Count the positive numbers in a list of integers.

conditionals loops basic
+10 pts 10m
Python Basics easy

Range of values

Calculate the range (max minus min) of a list of numbers. Empty list returns 0.

min max numbers
+10 pts 10m
Python Basics easy

Area of Rectangle

Write a function that returns the area of a rectangle given its width and height.

arithmetic function numbers
+5 pts 5m
Python Basics easy

Digit Count

Count the number of digits in an integer using arithmetic, without string conversion.

numbers loops math
+8 pts 12m
Python Basics easy

Palindromic Number Check

Write a function to check if a given integer is a palindrome.

numbers strings conditionals
+10 pts 10m
Strings & Text easy

Camel case to snake case

Write a function that converts camelCase input to snake_case while handling acronyms and numbers correctly.

strings case-conversion parsing
+10 pts 15m
Strings & Text easy

Find all numbers in text

Write a function that extracts all standalone integers from a text string using regular expressions.

regex parsing numbers
+8 pts 12m
Lists & Arrays easy

Move Zeros to the End

Reorder a list in-place, pushing all zeros to the end while preserving the order of non-zero numbers.

lists in-place two-pointer
+10 pts 15m
Lists & Arrays easy

Difference of Consecutive Elements

Given a list of numbers, return a new list where each element is the difference between consecutive elements.

list iteration math
+8 pts 10m
Lists & Arrays easy

Rearrange Positives and Negatives

Write a function that rearranges a list in-place so all negative numbers come before non-negative numbers.

in-place two-pointers partition
+10 pts 15m
Dicts & Sets easy

Values that appear once

Return a list of numbers that appear exactly once in the input list, in original order.

counting filtering order
+10 pts 15m
Dicts & Sets easy

Two Sum with Dict

Implement the classic Two Sum problem: return indices of two numbers that add up to a target using a dict.

dictionary pair-sum hash-map
+10 pts 15m
Data Structures & Algorithms easy

Bubble Sort

Implement bubble sort that sorts a list of numbers in ascending order.

sorting arrays algorithms
+8 pts 12m
Data Structures & Algorithms easy

Selection Sort Implementation

Implement selection sort to sort a list of numbers in ascending order.

sorting selection-sort algorithm
+10 pts 15m
Iterators & Generators easy

Generator Pipeline

Implement a generator function that yields only even numbers from an input list, squared.

generators lazy-evaluation filter
+8 pts 12m
Iterators & Generators easy

Range-like generator

Implement a custom generator that yields numbers like Python's range but with flexible bounds.

generator yield range
+8 pts 12m
Iterators & Generators easy

Fibonacci Generator

Create a generator function that yields Fibonacci numbers from 0 upward until a given limit.

generator fibonacci lazy evaluation
+8 pts 10m
Error Handling & Exceptions easy

Divide with zero check

Write a function that safely divides two numbers, catching division by zero.

exceptions division error-handling
+8 pts 10m
Error Handling & Exceptions easy

Else on try block

Implement a function that uses try-except-else to safely divide two numbers and return a result or error description.

exception-handling try-except-else division
+8 pts 10m
Math & Number Theory easy

Stirling number

Implement a function to compute Stirling numbers of the second kind S(n,k).

stirling-numbers dynamic-programming combinatorics
+10 pts 15m
Math & Number Theory easy

Amicable Numbers Check

Write a function that checks if two numbers are an amicable pair by comparing sums of proper divisors.

divisors arithmetic math
+10 pts 15m
Math & Number Theory easy

Happy number check

Implement a function that returns True if a number is happy, False otherwise.

math loops set
+8 pts 12m
Bit Manipulation easy

Missing Number XOR

Given a list of n distinct numbers from 0 to n with one missing, use XOR to find and return the missing number.

xor bitwise arrays
+10 pts 15m

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