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Python Basics easy

Broadcast Add Scalar

Add a scalar to every number in a 2D list and return a new 2D list without modifying the original.

nested-loops addition lists
+10 pts 15m
Python Basics easy

Fancy Index Select

Given a 2D matrix and a list of row indices, select those rows in order and return them as a new 2D list.

indexing lists matrix
+10 pts 10m
Python Basics easy

Reshape array dimensions

Implement a function that reshapes a 1D list into a 2D list with given dimensions.

reshape matrix lists
+8 pts 10m
Python Basics easy

Cumulative Sum Vectorized

Implement a function that returns the cumulative sum of a list of numbers.

lists cumulative sum
+10 pts 10m
Python Basics easy

Element-wise Clip

Implement a function that clips each element of a list to a specified range.

clipping lists conditionals
+8 pts 10m
Python Basics easy

Percentile Calculation

Given a list of numbers and a target value, return the percentile rank of that value in the list.

lists statistics math
+8 pts 10m
Python Basics easy

Euclidean Distance Matrix

Write a function to compute the Euclidean distance between every pair of points from two lists.

math lists loops
+10 pts 15m
Python Basics easy

Logging Filter

Given a list of log entries, return those matching a given severity level and containing a keyword.

strings conditionals loops
+8 pts 10m
Python Basics easy

Order by Name

Implement a function that sorts a list of names alphabetically ignoring case, returning a new list.

sorting strings lists
+10 pts 10m
Python Basics easy

Argmax along axis

Write a function that returns index positions of the maximum values along rows or columns of a 2D list.

lists max index
+10 pts 10m

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Python Basics — Python coding challenges

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