Two Sum
Return indices (i, j) with i < j such that nums[i] + nums[j] == target.
Remove duplicates (sorted)
Return a sorted list with duplicates removed.
Running Product of Integers
Given a list of integers, return a new list where each element at index i is the product of all elements from index 0 to i.
Second Largest Unique Value
Return the second largest distinct integer from a list, or None if it doesn't exist.
Keep only even indexes
Given a list, return a new list containing only the elements at even indices (0, 2, 4, ...).
Running Maximum
Implement a function that returns a list where each element is the largest value seen so far.
Difference of Consecutive Elements
Given a list of numbers, return a new list where each element is the difference between consecutive elements.
Average excluding min and max
Return the average of a list after discarding the lowest and highest elements, handling edge cases.
Zip lists into pairs
Write a function that takes two lists and returns a list of two-element sublists pairing elements by index up to the shortest length.
Middle Element of an Odd-Length List
Implement a function that returns the middle element of an odd-length list.
Is Subset of Another List
Write a function that returns True if every element in a given list exists in another list, ignoring duplicates.
Unzip pairs into two lists
Write a function that takes a list of pairs and returns two separate lists: first elements and second elements.
Generate a Multiplication Table
Build a function that returns an n x n multiplication table as a list of lists.
Majority Element Finder
Implement a function that returns the majority element in a list, which appears more than half the time.
Intersection of Two Lists
Given two lists, return a sorted list of unique elements that appear in both lists.
Union of Two Lists
Implement a function that combines two lists and returns only unique elements.
Difference of Two Lists
Write a function that returns items in list a that are not in list b, preserving order and duplicates.
Wave sort array
Given a list of integers, reorder it into a wave pattern where elements alternate down-up, and return the new list.
Last occurrence index
Implement a function that returns the last index of a given value in a list, or -1 if the value is not present.
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