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Zeller Congruence Weekday

Implement a function that returns the weekday name for a given date using Zeller's congruence.

math modular-arithmetic date

Datetime & Time Calculations easy

Weekday from date

Write a function that returns the full English weekday name for a date string.

datetime date weekday

Datetime & Time Calculations easy

Business days between

Calculate the number of business days (Mon-Fri) between two dates, inclusive of both endpoints.

datetime weekdays date-arithmetic

Datetime & Time Calculations easy

Next Weekday Finder

Write a function that returns the next weekday date after a given date.

datetime date weekday

Datetime & Time Calculations easy

Previous Weekday Finder

Given a date, return the date of the immediately preceding weekday (Monday–Friday).

datetime date weekday

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

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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.