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925 challenges 556 easy 323 medium 46 hard
Lists & Arrays easy

Convert Binary Number List

Given a list of bits (0s and 1s) in most-significant-first order, return the equivalent integer value.

binary lists conversion
+8 pts 10m
Lists & Arrays easy

Flatten Multidimensional Lists

Write a function that flattens arbitrarily nested lists of integers into a single list.

recursion nested-lists flatten
+10 pts 15m
Dicts & Sets easy

Keys Sorted by Value Descending

Given a dictionary mapping strings to integers, return a list of keys sorted by value descending, and when values tie, alphabetically ascending.

sorting dictionaries ordering
+8 pts 10m
Dicts & Sets easy

Longest Harmonious Subsequence

Given a list of integers, find the length of the longest harmonious subsequence where the difference between maximum and minimum values is exactly 1.

hash-map counting subsequence
+10 pts 15m
Data Structures & Algorithms easy

Index of peak element

Implement a function that returns the index of any peak element in a given integer array.

arrays search peak
+10 pts 15m
Data Structures & Algorithms medium

Find Peak Element

Implement a function that returns the index of any peak element in an integer array.

arrays search binary-search
+20 pts 25m
Data Structures & Algorithms medium

Longest Consecutive Sequence

Given an unsorted list of integers, find the length of the longest consecutive elements sequence in O(n) time.

hash set array linear
+20 pts 20m
Data Structures & Algorithms easy

Pascal Triangle Row

Given a non-negative integer n, return the nth row of Pascal's triangle as a list of integers.

math combinatorics arrays
+10 pts 15m
Data Structures & Algorithms medium

Radix Sort

Implement LSD radix sort to sort a list of non-negative integers in ascending order.

radix-sort sorting counting-sort
+25 pts 25m
Data Structures & Algorithms easy

Find Peak Index

Given a list of integers, return the index of any peak element where the value is not smaller than its neighbors.

arrays linear-scan peak
+10 pts 15m
Data Structures & Algorithms easy

Peak Element in Array

Implement a function that returns the index of any peak element in a list of integers.

array search indices
+10 pts 15m
Data Structures & Algorithms easy

Argsort Indices

Implement a function that returns the indices that would sort a list of integers, with ties broken by original order.

sorting indices lists
+8 pts 10m
Data Structures & Algorithms medium

Arithmetic Slices Count

Given a list of integers, count how many contiguous subarrays of length at least 3 form an arithmetic sequence.

arrays arithmetic counting
+15 pts 20m
Data Structures & Algorithms medium

Strobogrammatic number II

Given a positive integer n, return all strobogrammatic numbers of length n in ascending order.

strings recursion number
+25 pts 20m
Advanced Python medium

Descriptor Property

Create a descriptor class that ensures attribute values are positive integers.

descriptors oop python-advanced
+20 pts 20m
Iterators & Generators easy

Collatz Generator

Implement a generator function that yields the Collatz sequence starting from a given positive integer.

generators collatz sequence
+10 pts 10m
Iterators & Generators easy

Digit Expansion Generator

Create a generator that lazily yields each decimal digit of a non-negative integer from most significant to least significant.

generators yield digits
+8 pts 10m
Iterators & Generators easy

Flatten Nested List Iterator

Implement a class that iterates over all integers in a nested list structure in depth-first order.

iterator generator flatten
+10 pts 15m
Error Handling & Exceptions easy

Safe Integer from String

Implement safe_int that converts a string to an integer, returning a default value on any failure, with support for an optional base.

exceptions parsing default-value
+10 pts 15m
Error Handling & Exceptions easy

Parse Error Recovery

Parse a whitespace-separated string into a list of valid integers, skipping invalid tokens.

parsing exceptions error-handling
+10 pts 15m
Math & Number Theory easy

Nth Triangular Number

Implement a function that returns the nth triangular number efficiently.

math formula integers
1
+10 pts 10m
Math & Number Theory easy

Integer Square Root Floor

Implement a function that returns the greatest integer whose square is ≤ n, using only integer operations.

math binary-search integer
+8 pts 12m
Math & Number Theory easy

Euler Totient Function

Implement Euler's totient function φ(n) for positive integers.

math number-theory totient
+10 pts 15m
Math & Number Theory easy

Sieve of Eratosthenes

Implement the Sieve of Eratosthenes to return a sorted list of all primes up to a given integer n.

primes sieve loops
+10 pts 15m

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