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925 challenges 556 easy 323 medium 46 hard
Python Basics easy

Classify triangle by sides

Write a function that classifies a triangle based on three side lengths.

conditionals geometry validation
+8 pts 10m
Python Basics easy

Validate date format

Return True if input string is exactly YYYY-MM-DD and a real calendar date.

validation strings dates
+10 pts 10m
Python Basics easy

Invariant checker

Implement check_invariant(a, b, c) that returns True when a equals b plus c and False otherwise, matching the given examples.

functions conditionals validation
+8 pts 10m
Python Basics easy

Validate Password Strength

Implement a function that validates password strength based on clear rules.

strings validation conditions
+10 pts 15m
Strings & Text easy

Is isogram

Implement a function that determines whether a string is an isogram (no repeated letters, case-insensitive).

strings case-insensitive validation
+10 pts 10m
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

Mask email address

Given an email address, return a masked version that hides everything but the first and last character of the local part and the domain.

strings masking 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

Validate time format

Check whether a given string is a valid 24-hour time in HH:MM format.

strings validation time
+10 pts 15m
Strings & Text easy

Validate username format

Implement a function that validates a username according to length, allowed characters, and no consecutive underscores.

strings validation returns
+8 pts 12m
Strings & Text medium

Minimum Remove Valid Parentheses

Given a string with parentheses and letters, remove the fewest parentheses to make it valid.

strings stack validation
+20 pts 25m
Strings & Text medium

Additive number sequence

Check whether a given digit string can be partitioned into a valid additive sequence where each term is the sum of the previous two.

strings parsing fibonacci
+30 pts 25m
Decorators & Context Managers easy

Class-based decorator with call validation

Build a class-based decorator that validates a single argument's type and logs successful invocation.

decorators class validation
+8 pts 15m
Error Handling & Exceptions easy

Safe int parser

Implement safe_parse_int that converts a string to an int, returning a default value on failure.

exceptions parsing validation
+10 pts 10m
Error Handling & Exceptions easy

Safe Float Parser

Write a function that safely converts a string to a float, returning None for invalid inputs.

float exception parsing
+10 pts 10m
Error Handling & Exceptions easy

Validation result object

Implement a ValidationResult class that tracks validation errors and can report validity.

validation error-handling oop
+8 pts 15m
Regular Expressions medium

Validate Email Regex

Implement a function that validates email addresses using regex with specific rules.

regex email validation
+20 pts 25m
Regular Expressions easy

Validate phone number

Write a function that uses regular expressions to determine if a given string is a valid US phone number.

regex validation phone
+10 pts 15m
Regular Expressions easy

Match IPv4 Address

Write a function that uses a regular expression to check if a string is a valid IPv4 address.

regex validation ipv4
+8 pts 12m
Regular Expressions hard

Match IPv6 Address

Write a function that uses a regex to validate whether a string is a fully expanded IPv6 address.

regex validation ipv6
+25 pts 30m
Regular Expressions medium

Match Credit Card Pattern

Write a function that validates a credit card number string against a set of formatting rules.

regex validation credit-card
+25 pts 25m
Regular Expressions easy

Validate Hex Color Code

Write a function that validates hex color codes using regular expressions.

regex validation strings
+10 pts 10m
Regular Expressions easy

Lookahead Validation

Write a regex-based function to check if a password meets length and character class requirements.

regex lookahead validation
+8 pts 10m
Regular Expressions easy

Match Balanced Parentheses with Regex

Write a function that uses regular expressions to determine if parentheses are balanced and properly nested.

regex strings validation
+10 pts 15m

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