I’m not a (medical) doctor. But many studies show that a high level of Omega 3 in your blood leads to a longer and healthier life: “Higher circulating individual and total [Omega 3] levels are associated with lower total mortality.” [1] But which foods do contain the highest levels of Omega 3? Solve this Python …
For my new book “Python Brain Games” (to appear in 2019, follow my email training program to get updates), I’m experimenting with a new code puzzle type: logics puzzles and brain games. It’s like Sudoku for coders! 🤔🐍 Can you solve these five puzzles in five minutes? You can find the solutions at the end …
Yesterday, I found this email in my INBOX — sent by Finxter Muhammad, one of my most loyal “Coffee Break Python” email readers: ~~~ I have good news I got a job as a Python programmer in a software house.All credit goes to you – Your daily puzzles made me good in Python….. ~~~ While …
You may have read that Python’s godfather, Guido van Rossum, doesn’t like the map() function too much. He argues that it can be easily replaced with list comprehension which is not only faster but also more readable and shorter. Here’s an example: You can solve the puzzle on the interactive Finxter app before reading on …
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Guido doesn’t like lambda functions too much. Yet, most large code projects contain a lot of them! (Many coders use lambda functions as GUI callbacks, etc.) In this “Coffee Break Python” email series, we take a pragmatic approach regarding Python code style — living in the “is” rather than in the “should be” world. Can …
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Do you belong to the top 50% of Python coders? This article poses you 10 intermediate-level Python puzzles to test yourself. By solving all 10 Python puzzles and tracking your success rate, you will discover your exact Python skill level. How to do this? The idea of solving rated Python puzzles to measure your skill …
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def find_path(graph, v_start, v_end, path_len=0): '''Is there a path between vertex v_start and vertex v_end?''' # Traverse each vertex only once if path_len >= len(graph): return False # Direct path from v_start to v_end? if graph[v_start][v_end]: return True # Indirect path via neighbor v_nbor? for v_nbor, edge in enumerate(graph[v_start]): if edge: # between v_start and …
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Overcome the Knowledge Gap The great teacher Sokrates delivered complex knowledge by asking a sequence of questions. Each question was building on answers to previous questions provided by the student. This more than 2400 year old teaching technique is still in wide-spread use today. A good teacher opens a gap between their’s and the learner’s …
What is the output of this puzzle? import numpy as np # salary in ($1000) [2015, 2016, 2017] dataScientist = [133, 132, 137] productManager = [127, 140, 145] designer = [118, 118, 127] softwareEngineer = [129, 131, 137] a = np.array([dataScientist, productManager, designer, softwareEngineer]) print(a.shape[0]) print(a.shape[1]) Numpy is a popular Python library for …
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What is the output of this puzzle? # cancer-fighting foods cf = {"basil", "berries", "broccoli", "curcume", "garlic", "kale", "oranges", "seeds", "spinach", "sprouts"} # blood pressure reducing foods bf = {"bananas", "berries", "fish", "garlic", "kale", "red beets", "salmon", "seeds", "spinach", "yogurt"} print(len(cf & bf)) This puzzle is about two pieces of basic knowledge. The first piece …
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What is the output of this puzzle? # mg per 100g omega3_table = { "Salmon" : 2260, "Hering" : 1729, "Sardines" : 1480, "Flaxseeds" : 53400, "Eggs" : 400 } y = max(omega3_table, key=lambda x : omega3_table[x]) print(y) In this puzzle, we learn two things. First, we can retrieve the maximal element of …
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What is the output of this puzzle? # mg per 100g omega3_table = { "Salmon" : 2260, "Hering" : 1729, "Sardines" : 1480, "Flaxseeds" : 53400, "Eggs" : 400 } y = sorted(omega3_table, key=lambda x : omega3_table[x]) print(y[-1]) In this puzzle, we show how to sort a dictionary not after the keys but …
