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Python Basics easy

Enumerate with start

Implement a function that mimics Python's enumerate with a custom start index.

enumerate loops tuples

Python Basics easy

Palindromic Number Check

Write a function to check if a given integer is a palindrome.

numbers strings conditionals

Python Basics easy

Hexagonal Number

Write a function to check if a positive integer is a hexagonal number.

math loops conditionals

Python Basics easy

Count trailing zeros

Write a function that counts the number of trailing zeros in the decimal representation of a positive integer.

loops integers basics

Python Basics easy

Count Leading Zeros

Write a function that returns the number of leading zeros in a list of integers.

lists iteration counting

Python Basics easy

Convolve 1D signal

Implement a 1D convolution function with three modes using pure Python.

convolution arrays loops

Python Basics easy

Guess Number Game

Simulate a number guessing game with attempts, feedback, and a win/lose result.

loops conditionals functions

Python Basics medium

Basic Calculator

Implement a function that evaluates a simple arithmetic expression with +, -, *, / and parentheses.

calculator parsing math

Python Basics easy

Copy deep vs shallow

Predict and write a function that returns a copied list and inspect whether nested modification affects the original.

copy nested mutation

Python Basics easy

Limit and Offset Query

Write a function that returns a page from a dataset given limit and offset.

pagination list slicing

Python Basics easy

Insert New Row

Implement a function that inserts a new row into a 2D list at a specified index.

lists insert rows

Python Basics easy

Array mean and std

Implement the function array_stats that returns the mean and population standard deviation of a list of numbers.

statistics mean std

Python Basics easy

Reshape array dimensions

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

reshape matrix lists

Python Basics easy

Cumulative Sum Vectorized

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

lists cumulative sum

Python Basics easy

Element-wise Clip

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

clipping lists conditionals

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

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

Python Basics easy

Invariant checker

Implement check_invariant(a, b, c) that returns True when a equals b plus c and False otherwise, matching the given examples.

functions conditionals validation

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

Python Basics easy

Validate Password Strength

Implement a function that validates password strength based on clear rules.

strings validation conditions

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