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Python Basics easy

Set symmetric difference

Write a function that returns the elements found in exactly one of two sets, sorted ascending.

sets symmetric-difference sorting
+10 pts 15m
Strings & Text easy

Is pangram

Write a function that determines whether a given string is a pangram, ignoring case and non-letter characters.

strings sets algorithm
+8 pts 12m
Strings & Text easy

Is pangram?

Implement is_pangram(s) to return True if the string contains every letter from 'a' to 'z' at least once, ignoring case and non-alphabetic characters.

strings set validation
+8 pts 10m
Strings & Text easy

Is isogram?

Write a function that checks whether a given word is an isogram, ignoring letter case and only considering alphabetic characters.

strings case-insensitive set
+8 pts 12m
Strings & Text easy

Extract mentions

Extract unique @mentions from a string, respecting email-like patterns and punctuation.

strings parsing sets
+10 pts 15m
Lists & Arrays easy

All Unique Values Keep Order

Remove duplicates from a list, keeping only the first occurrence of each value while preserving relative order.

deduplicate order list
+10 pts 15m
Lists & Arrays easy

Is Subset of Another List

Write a function that returns True if every element in a given list exists in another list, ignoring duplicates.

subset membership lists
+8 pts 12m
Lists & Arrays easy

Union of Two Lists

Implement a function that combines two lists and returns only unique elements.

union list set
+10 pts 15m
Dicts & Sets easy

List intersection

Return the sorted list of elements common to both lists.

sets intersection
+8 pts 8m
Dicts & Sets easy

Are two lists the same multiset

Write a function that checks if two lists contain the same elements with the same multiplicities, ignoring order.

multiset dictionary counting
+10 pts 10m
Dicts & Sets easy

Common Keys of Two Dictionaries

Implement a function that finds keys shared by two dictionaries and returns them sorted.

dict set sorting
+8 pts 10m
Dicts & Sets easy

Union of Many Sets

Implement a function that takes any number of sets and returns a sorted list of their union.

sets union flatten
+10 pts 10m
Dicts & Sets easy

Anagram Groups by Size

Group a list of words into anagram groups and return them sorted by group size and lexicographically.

dicts sets sorting
+10 pts 10m
Dicts & Sets easy

Pair with difference K

Count unordered index pairs with absolute difference exactly K, handling duplicates correctly.

dictionary set counting
+10 pts 15m
Dicts & Sets easy

Set intersection size

Count how many distinct values appear in both of two given lists.

sets intersection counting
+5 pts 8m
Dicts & Sets easy

Symmetric Difference

Write a function that computes the symmetric difference of two lists, returning a sorted list of unique elements.

sets set-operations symmetric-difference
+8 pts 10m
Dicts & Sets easy

Disjoint Set Check

Check if two lists are disjoint by verifying they have no common elements.

sets list membership
+10 pts 15m
Dicts & Sets easy

Subset of another set

Write a function that checks if every element of one set is contained in another.

sets subset membership
+10 pts 10m
Data Structures & Algorithms easy

Union Find Class

Implement a UnionFind class with find and union operations supporting path compression and union by size.

union-find disjoint-set data-structures
+10 pts 15m
Decorators & Context Managers easy

Context Manager Class

Implement a context manager class that measures execution time and sets duration, with None if an exception occurred.

context-manager classes timing
+8 pts 12m
Math & Number Theory easy

Power set size

Compute the size of the power set of a given sequence.

math subsets counting
+8 pts 10m
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

Count Set Bits

Implement a function that returns the number of set bits (1s) in the binary representation of a non-negative integer.

bit-manipulation binary counting
+10 pts 15m
Bit Manipulation easy

Find Rightmost Set Bit

Implement a function that returns the 1-indexed position of the rightmost set bit of a positive integer, or 0 if none.

bitwise bit-manipulation integer
+8 pts 12m
Bit Manipulation easy

Isolate Rightmost Set Bit

Given an integer, return a number with only its rightmost set bit set.

bit-manipulation bitwise algorithms
+10 pts 10m
Bit Manipulation easy

Set kth Bit

Implement a function that sets the kth bit (0-indexed) of a non-negative integer to 1 and returns the result.

bit-manipulation bits integer
+10 pts 15m
Bit Manipulation easy

Brian Kernighan count

Implement a function that counts set bits using Brian Kernighan's efficient algorithm.

bit-manipulation integers counting
+10 pts 15m
Matrix & 2D Arrays easy

Valid Sudoku Board

Determine if a 9x9 Sudoku board is valid by checking rows, columns, and 3x3 sub-boxes.

matrix set validation
+10 pts 15m

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