Remove Consecutive Duplicate Letters
Implement a function that removes consecutive duplicate letters from a string, keeping only one occurrence of each run.
Sort characters alphabetically
Sort all characters in a string alphabetically and return the sorted string.
Replace Spaces with Dashes
Write a function that replaces every space in a string with a dash.
Camel Case Converter
Write a function that converts a space-separated phrase into lower camelCase.
Replace template variables
Implement a function that replaces {{variable}} placeholders in a string using a dictionary, leaving unknown placeholders intact.
Decode base64 string
Write a function that decodes a base64 string to its original UTF-8 text without using the base64 module.
Pad array edges
Implement a function that pads a list on both ends with a given value to a specified total length.
Multiply without multiply
Write a function that multiplies two integers using only addition, subtraction, and bit shifts — no * operator.
Count Set Bits
Implement a function that returns the number of set bits (1s) in the binary representation of a non-negative integer.
Single Number XOR
Given a non-empty list of integers where every element appears twice except one, return the single number using XOR.
Gray Code Decode
Implement gray_decode(n) that converts an n-bit Gray code integer back to its standard binary value using XOR accumulation.
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.
Isolate Rightmost Set Bit
Given an integer, return a number with only its rightmost set bit set.
Rotate Bits Left
Implement a function that rotates the bits of an integer to the left by a specified number of positions.
Set kth Bit
Implement a function that sets the kth bit (0-indexed) of a non-negative integer to 1 and returns the result.
Compress Bits Run
Write a function that compresses a binary string by representing consecutive identical bits as a count-bit pair.
Brian Kernighan count
Implement a function that counts set bits using Brian Kernighan's efficient algorithm.
Reverse Bits
Implement a function that reverses the bits of a given 32-bit unsigned integer.
Swap Odd and Even Bits
Write a function that swaps odd and even bits of a non-negative integer.
Clear Rightmost Set Bit
Write a function clear_rightmost_set_bit that accepts a non-negative integer and returns the integer with its rightmost set bit cleared.
Maximum XOR Pair
Implement max_xor_pair(nums) that returns the maximum XOR value obtainable by pairing any two numbers in the given list.
Find Duplicate Bits
Given a positive integer, return the positions where the bit value appears more than once in its binary form.
Toggle kth Bit
Implement a function that toggles the kth bit of a non-negative integer (0-indexed from the least significant bit) and returns the new integer.
Check kth bit
Implement a function that checks whether the k-th bit of a non-negative integer is set (1) or not (0).
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