Counting smiley faces with Python
The challenge
Given an array (arr) as an argument complete the function countSmileys that should return the total number of smiling faces.
Rules for a …
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How to Convert Numeric Words into Numbers using Python
Challenge
Using Python, we want to convert words into numbers. In this challenge, we will explore how to convert a string into an integer.
The strings …
Read Article →Solve The Triangle of Odd Numbers using Python
The challenge
Given the triangle of consecutive odd numbers:
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21 23 …“Who likes it” code Challenge in Python
The Challenge
You probably know the “like” system from Facebook and other pages. People can “like” blog posts, pictures or …
Read Article →Python 4 New Features Planned
It took the Python community a long time to move from Python 2 to Python 3. Now as we approach the possible end of Python 3 version history, we are …
Read Article →Custom RGB To Hex Conversion with Python
The challenge
The rgb function is incomplete. Complete it so that passing in RGB decimal values will result in a hexadecimal representation being …
Read Article →How to write a Chain Adding Function in Python
The challenge
We want to create a function that will add numbers together when called in succession.
add(1)(2);
# returns 3
We also want to be able to …
Read Article →Get the next biggest number with the same digits using Python
The challenge
Create a function that takes a positive integer and returns the next bigger number that can be formed by rearranging its digits. For …
Read Article →Solving Tribonacci Sequence with Python
The challenge
As the name may already reveal, it works basically like a Fibonacci, but summing the last 3 (instead of 2) numbers of the sequence to …
Read Article →The Casino Chips Problem Solved with Python
The challenge
You are given three piles of casino chips: white, green and black chips:
- the first pile contains only white chips
- the second pile …
Check if Isogram using Python
The challenge
An isogram is a word that has no repeating letters, consecutive or non-consecutive. Implement a function that determines whether a …
Read Article →Find the Longest Common Prefix using Python
The challenge
Write a function to find the longest common prefix string amongst an array of strings. This string manipulation challenge requires …
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