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Prefixes are the substrings that start from the zeroth index and could be of any size from 1 to the length of the given string. We are given two binary string which means both strings contain only two different types of characters and we have to make the first string equal to the second one by flipping the prefix a minimum number of times. Also, it is given that the length of both of the given strings is equal. Input 1 string str1 = "01100" string str2 = "10101" Output 3 Explanation Only operation that we can perform ... Read More

The characters represent Roman numbers: 'I', 'V', 'X', 'L', 'C', 'D', and 'M'. We will be given a string that may contain another character also (all the characters will be uppercase English alphabets) and we have to find the largest Roman numerical number possible by altering the position of the characters of the given string, also if it is not possible to get one, then we will return invalid as the answer. Input 1 string str = “VICML” Output MCLVI Explanation In the given string we have M have the greater value followed by the C, and then all ... Read More

A rectangular array called a matrix is made up of rows and columns. And circular rotations entail rotating the array's elements so that after one rotation, the last member is in the first position and the other elements are shifted to the right. We are given an N*N matrix in this problem, and our objective is to determine whether all of the rows are circular rotations of one another. If they are, print "YES, " otherwise print "NO." In order to better understand the issue, let's look at some cases with explanations below. Input 1 mat = [ [ 7, ... Read More

Matrix consists of rows and columns to form a rectangular array. And circular rotations mean rotating the array's elements so that one rotation places the last element in the first position and the rest of the elements to the right. In this problem, we have given a matrix of n * n, and our task is to check if all rows of a matrix are circular rotations of each other then print “YES” otherwise print “NO”. Let's see examples with explanations below to understand the problem in a better way. Input 1 mat = [ [ 1, 5, 6], ... Read More

Regex library in Python is used for pattern matching and manipulation of text data. We can print the first letter of each word using regex by identifying a new word after spaces using its pattern-matching functionality. In this article, we will implement a program to print the first letter of each word using regex. Regular Expressions Regular expression or regex is a tool for pattern matching in text. They are a sequence of characters that define a search pattern. They are widely used in programming, particularly in text processing, and are supported by most programming languages, including Python. Printing ... Read More

A Unicode code point is a unique number that represents a number in the Unicode character set. Unicode is a character encoding standard that is used to assign unique codes to every character in the world. Unicode supports around 130, 000 characters including letters, symbols, and emojis.We can determine the Unicode Code point at a specific index using the ord() function, codecs module in Python, unicodedata module, and array module in Python. In this article, we will discuss how we can determine the Unicode code point at a given index using all these methods. Unicode Code Point According to ... Read More

We can compare two strings lexicographically in Python using comparison operators like '', '==', ' string2[i]: print(string2, "comes before", string1) break i += 1 else: if len(string1) < len(string2): print(string1, "comes before", string2) elif len(string1) > len(string2): print(string2, "comes before", string1) else: print("The two strings are equal") Output apple comes before banana Example In the below ... Read More

Pandas dataframe can be saved in gzip/zip format using the gzip and zipfile module in Python. Pandas is a Python library that is used for data manipulation and analysis. It provides a two-dimensional labeled data structure with columns of potentially different data types. To reduce the size of the data frame we need to store it in gzip/zip format. In this article, we will understand how we can save Pandas Dataframe as gzip/zip file. Algorithm A generalized algorithm to save a Pandas DataFrame as a compressed gzip/zip file is written below. However, the exact implementation of this algorithm may vary ... Read More

The final keyword in Java may be employed to define a constant value as well as prevent a variable, method, or class from being changed or overridden. On the other side, immutability describes an object's characteristic of keeping a constant state across the course of its existence. The values of an object don't change after it is formed. Variables, methods, and classes are constrained by the "final" keyword, but immutability goes a step further by guaranteeing that the object's whole state is preserved. Let us learn the key differences between final vs immutability in this article. Final in Java ... Read More

Confounding Java questions stem from loops, multithreading, overloading, overriding, and more, making them challenging to navigate. Occasionally, seemingly simple questions confound us, leading to haphazard code instead of straightforward solutions. With analytical thinking, we can crack these questions even without prior knowledge. Join us as we explore tricky programs in Java. Methods Used Comments that work Named loops Method 1: Comments that work In the realm of programming, Java comments are textual statements within a program that hold no significance in terms of execution by the compiler or interpreter. The purpose behind incorporating comments into code is multifold. ... Read More