Server Side Programming Articles

Page 255 of 2109

Python Pandas CategoricalIndex - Rename categories with dict-like new categories

AmitDiwan
AmitDiwan
Updated on 26-Mar-2026 184 Views

To rename categories with dict-like new categories, use the CategoricalIndex rename_categories() method in Pandas. This method allows you to map old category names to new ones using a dictionary. What is CategoricalIndex? CategoricalIndex can only take on a limited, and usually fixed, number of possible values. It's useful for representing data with a finite set of categories. Creating a CategoricalIndex First, let's create a CategoricalIndex with some sample data ? import pandas as pd # Create CategoricalIndex with ordered categories catIndex = pd.CategoricalIndex(["p", "q", "r", "s", "p", "q", "r", "s"], ...

Read More

Python Pandas CategoricalIndex - Get the categories of this categorical

AmitDiwan
AmitDiwan
Updated on 26-Mar-2026 517 Views

To get the categories of a categorical index, use the categories property of the CategoricalIndex in Pandas. A CategoricalIndex can only take on a limited, and usually fixed, number of possible values (categories). Creating a CategoricalIndex First, let's create a CategoricalIndex with specific categories and ordering ? import pandas as pd # Create CategoricalIndex with ordered categories catIndex = pd.CategoricalIndex( ["p", "q", "r", "s", "p", "q", "r", "s"], ordered=True, categories=["p", "q", "r", "s"] ) print("Categorical Index...") print(catIndex) ...

Read More

Program to sort all elements in a given list and merge them into a string in Python

Arnab Chakraborty
Arnab Chakraborty
Updated on 26-Mar-2026 331 Views

Suppose we are given a list of positive integers. We have to sort the list in descending order and then join all the elements to form a string. The goal is to arrange numbers so that the resulting concatenated string represents the largest possible number. So, if the input is like input = [415, 78, 954, 123, 5], then the output will be 954785415123. Approach To solve this, we need a custom comparison function that determines which of two numbers should come first when concatenated ? Define a function cmp() that takes two parameters l ...

Read More

Program to find a path a continuous path in a rectangular area without engaging a bomb in Python

Arnab Chakraborty
Arnab Chakraborty
Updated on 26-Mar-2026 419 Views

Suppose we are given an array mat where the elements are of this form [p, q, r] where p and q are geometric coordinates and r is a radius value. The items in the array are the locations of bombs in a rectangular area of a given width w. The rectangle is infinitely long and is bounded by x coordinates x = 0 to x = w. The r value in the bombs position signifies the safety radius of a bomb, meaning anything less than that radius of the bomb will engage it. So, what we have to do is ...

Read More

Program to find out is a point is reachable from the current position through given points in Python

Arnab Chakraborty
Arnab Chakraborty
Updated on 26-Mar-2026 462 Views

In a 2D space, we have a pointer at position (px, py) that needs to move to destination (qx, qy). The pointer can only move to adjacent cells: (x+1, y), (x-1, y), (x, y+1), or (x, y-1). We're given an array of paths containing intermediate points that must be processed serially. We need to find the minimum number of path points required to reach the destination, or return -1 if unreachable. Problem Example If we have px = 1, py = 1, qx = 2, qy = 3, paths = [[1, 2], [0, 1], [0, 2], [1, 3], ...

Read More

Program to find out the maximum points collectable in a game in Python

Arnab Chakraborty
Arnab Chakraborty
Updated on 26-Mar-2026 325 Views

Suppose we are playing a game of cards. We are given several cards arranged linearly with a number on each of them. The numbers on the cards are randomly distributed; and at the beginning and the end of the cards, two cards are inserted with the number 1 on them. Now, in the game, we have to collect the maximum points by picking up the given cards. The cards are represented in an array 'cards' where the elements in the array represent the number of cards[i]. When we pick up card i, we collect points cards[i - 1] * cards[i] ...

Read More

Program to find out if we win in a game in Python

Arnab Chakraborty
Arnab Chakraborty
Updated on 26-Mar-2026 712 Views

Suppose we are playing a two-player game where there are n number of marbles and in each round, a player has to take a positive square number of marbles. If a player can't take that square number of marbles, he/she loses. So, given a number n, we have to find out if we can win the game or not. We always make the first turn and select an optimal number of marbles. So, if the input is like 14, then the output will be True. Because at the first turn, we take 9 marbles. That leaves 5 marbles from ...

Read More

Program to find out the minimum number of intercountry travels in a road trip in Python

Arnab Chakraborty
Arnab Chakraborty
Updated on 26-Mar-2026 372 Views

In road trip planning, we often need to find the shortest path between cities while minimizing intercountry travels. This problem combines graph traversal with country border crossing penalties to find both the minimum border crossings and total cost. Problem Understanding We have a list of roads R where each element is (x, y, cost) representing a road from city x to city y with given cost. We also have a list C where each element contains cities belonging to the same country. Given a starting city s and destination city e, we need to find the minimum intercountry ...

Read More

Program to find out the conversion rate of two currencies in Python

Arnab Chakraborty
Arnab Chakraborty
Updated on 26-Mar-2026 319 Views

Currency conversion is a common problem in financial applications. Given three arrays containing source currencies, destination currencies, and their conversion rates, we need to find the conversion rate between any two currencies using the available exchange paths. The problem provides curr_a (source currencies), curr_b (destination currencies), and conv_rate (conversion rates). We need to find the conversion rate from a source currency to a destination currency, returning 0 if no path exists. Problem Analysis If the input is src = "INR", dest = "JPY", curr_a = ["INR", "GBP", "EUR"], curr_b = ["GBP", "EUR", "JPY"], conv_rate = [0.009, 1.17, ...

Read More

Program to find dot product of run length encoded vectors in Python

Arnab Chakraborty
Arnab Chakraborty
Updated on 26-Mar-2026 510 Views

Suppose we have two lists nums1 and nums2. Each of these two lists represents a vector in run-length encoded form. For example, a vector [1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2] is represented as [3, 1, 4, 2] (because there are 3 ones and 4 twos). We need to find the dot product of these two vectors, which is the sum of element-wise multiplication of items present in two vectors. So, if the input is like nums1 = [2, 7, 5, 3] and nums2 = [3, 5, 4, 2], then the output will be 109 because: The vectors ...

Read More
Showing 2541–2550 of 21,090 articles
« Prev 1 253 254 255 256 257 2109 Next »
Advertisements