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Given a page of content, determine shortest snippet containing all search phrases (no order required)
A recruiter gave me a homework problem as a part of the recruiting process and after receiving my submission he told me that he decided not to proceed with me. When I asked for the reason, he told me ...
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Z-Algorithm for pattern matching in strings
I was trying to refactor the following Python code (keeping the same time-complexity) which is an implementation of Z-Algorithm for pattern matching in strings.
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Manipulating filenames using Python
I was tasked with creating a script to be able to rename some files and then move them into different folders based on a code in the filename.
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Readability in creation of a long output string
Below is a function from a driver that I wrote for and I2C temperature sensor.
The function takes as input the name of the bus and the device's bus address, reads it's status register, and then ...
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Efficient use of regular expression and string manipulation
The following is my solution to Java vs C++. I think the way I have used the re library is inefficient, and possible erroneous as I am getting tle.
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Word counter script
I made a word counter. It works as long as there aren't any lone punctuation marks. How could it be improved? (Could it be made simpler? Are the comments detailed/clear enough? etc.) I know it's ...
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Speeding up and fixing phone numbers from CSVs with Regex
I've hodgepodged together an attempt to extract all phone numbers from all CSVs in a directory, regardless of where they are and what format they're in. I want all phone numbers to be printed to a ...
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Numbers to Text Program - Python Training
I have written a numbers to text challenge for some people in my organisation to practice their Python skills. I am an economist working with pandas, but I am trying to teach them some stuff about ...
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Dealing with a dirty table
I have to deal with a really ugly looking response I get back from a particular device. The string represents a table. Each section of the string represents the form:
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