Upper Bound Binary Search
Write a function that returns the index of the first element greater than a target in a sorted list.
Rotated Array Search II
Implement a function to search for a target in a rotated sorted array with possible duplicates.
First Bad Version
Implement a function to find the first bad version in a sorted range using binary search.
Book Allocation: Minimize Maximum Pages
Implement a function that returns the minimized maximum pages when allocating a list of books to k students.
Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters
Implement a function that returns the length of the longest substring without repeating characters.
Reverse Pairs Count
Implement a function to count reverse pairs in an array efficiently.
Squares of Sorted Array
Implement a function that returns a sorted list of squares for a given non-decreasing integer array.
Boats to Save People – Two Pointer
Implement a function that returns the minimum number of boats needed to rescue everyone, given a weight limit and each boat carrying at most two people.
Decode Nested String
Implement a function that decodes a string with nested encoding patterns.
Kth Largest Element in an Array (Heap Edition)
Implement a function that returns the kth largest element in an unsorted integer array using a heap.
Spiral Matrix Traversal
Implement a function that returns the elements of a 2D matrix in clockwise spiral order.
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.
Diagonal Traverse Matrix
Implement a function that returns all elements of a matrix in diagonal zigzag order.
Shift 2D Grid
Implement a function to shift a 2D grid right by k positions, flattening the grid and wrapping elements.
Transpose Matrix In-Place
Implement a function that transposes a square matrix in-place and returns the transposed matrix.
Matrix Multiply 2D
Write a function that multiplies two 2D matrices (lists of lists) and returns the product matrix.
Transpose 2D Array
Implement a function that returns the transpose of a rectangular 2D list.
Flipping an Image
Implement a function that flips an image represented as a binary matrix by reversing each row and inverting each pixel.
Days in month
Write a function that returns the number of days in a given month and year, correctly handling leap years.
Days Between Dates
Write a function that returns the number of days between two given dates.
Weekday from date
Write a function that returns the full English weekday name for a date string.
Leap Years in Range
Write a function that returns a list of all leap years between two given years, inclusive.
Unix timestamp to datetime
Write a function that returns a UTC datetime string from a Unix timestamp.
Next Weekday Finder
Write a function that returns the next weekday date after a given date.
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