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925 challenges 556 easy 323 medium 46 hard
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
Iterators & Generators easy

File Line Reader Generator

Implement a generator function that reads a file-like object and yields each non-empty line without loading the whole file into memory.

generators file-io lazy-evaluation
+10 pts 15m
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
Iterators & Generators easy

Iterator protocol class

Implement a class that follows the iterator protocol and yields squared numbers up to a given limit.

iterator-protocol class lazy-evaluation
+10 pts 10m
Iterators & Generators medium

Cartesian Product Generator

Implement a generator function that yields the Cartesian product of multiple input iterables without precomputing all results.

generators cartesian product
+20 pts 25m
Decorators & Context Managers medium

Cached Property Manual

Implement a decorator that turns a method into a lazy cached attribute per instance.

decorator caching descriptor
+20 pts 25m
Regular Expressions easy

Non-greedy quantifier

Implement a function that uses a non-greedy regex to extract the shortest substring between two delimiters.

regex lazy quantifier string parsing
+8 pts 10m

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Guide: free Python coding challenges

Practice Python by solving problems

PythonSkillset challenges are hands-on coding exercises from beginner to advanced. Open a challenge, read the problem, write Python in the split-pane editor, and run tests with Pyodide — no install required.

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  1. Pick a category — basics, algorithms, strings, and more
  2. Open a challenge, read the statement, and edit the starter code
  3. Run tests, fix failures, then try a related quiz or tutorial lesson

Challenges vs tutorials and quizzes

Challenges test what you can build under constraints. For guided teaching, use our Python tutorials. For quick checks, try quizzes or copy snippets from code samples.