Last Occurrence of a Value
Implement a function that returns the last index of a given value in a list, or -1 if it's not present.
Cycle a List Once
Implement a function that rotates a list right by one position.
Linear Search Implementation
Implement a linear search function that returns the index of the first occurrence of a target in a list, or -1 if not found.
Enumerate with start
Implement a function that mimics Python's enumerate with a custom start index.
Insert New Row
Implement a function that inserts a new row into a 2D list at a specified index.
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.
Argmax along axis
Write a function that returns index positions of the maximum values along rows or columns of a 2D list.
Jump Game Minimum Jumps
Given an array of non-negative integers where each element is the maximum jump length, compute the minimum jumps to reach the last index.
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