Change directory manager
Implement a function that processes `cd` commands and returns the resulting absolute path.
Parse HTTP Status Line
Write a function that parses a well-formed HTTP status line into its three components.
Parse markdown headers
Write a function that parses markdown headers and returns their levels and texts.
Decode base64 string
Write a function that decodes a base64 string to its original UTF-8 text without using the base64 module.
Parse Version SemVer
Write a function that parses a semantic version string into its numeric components.
Parse path segments
Implement a function that parses a path string into clean segments, ignoring slashes, empty parts, and dot segments.
Parse Boolean Strings
Implement a function that parses a boolean string into a Python bool, handling True/False/Yes/No/1/0 case-insensitively.
Parse Hex Dump
Write a function that parses a hex dump string into a list of integers.
Caesar Cipher Decrypt
Write a function that decrypts a Caesar cipher by shifting letters backward by a given key.
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