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Python program to find average score of each students from dictionary of scores

Arnab Chakraborty
Arnab Chakraborty
Updated on 26-Mar-2026 9K+ Views

When working with student scores stored in a dictionary, calculating the average score for each student is a common task. In Python, we can achieve this by iterating through the dictionary and computing the mean of each student's scores. So, if the input is like scores = {'Amal' : [25, 36, 47, 45], 'Bimal' : [85, 74, 69, 47], 'Tarun' : [65, 35, 87, 14], 'Akash' : [74, 12, 36, 75]}, then the output will be [38.25, 68.75, 50.25, 49.25] where 38.25 is average score for Amal, 68.75 is average score for Bimal and so on. Algorithm ...

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Program to find expected sum of subarrays of a given array by performing some operations in Python

Arnab Chakraborty
Arnab Chakraborty
Updated on 26-Mar-2026 439 Views

Given an array A of size n and two values p and q, we need to find the expected sum of subarrays after performing specific operations. This problem involves probability calculations and matrix operations to determine the expected value. Problem Understanding We can perform two types of operations on array A: Randomly select two indices (l, r) where l < r, then swap A[l] and A[r] Randomly select two indices (l, r) where l < r, then reverse subarray A[l..r] After performing the first operation p times and second operation q times, we randomly ...

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Python program to display all second lowest grade student name from nested list

Arnab Chakraborty
Arnab Chakraborty
Updated on 26-Mar-2026 2K+ Views

Suppose we have the names and grades for each student in a nested list, we have to display the names of any students having the second lowest grade. If there are more than one students with the second lowest grade, reorder these in alphabetical order and print each name on a new line. So, if the input is like students = [['Amal', 37], ['Bimal', 37], ['Tarun', 36], ['Akash', 41], ['Himadri', 39]], then the output will be Amal and Bimal, both having the second lowest score of 37, displayed in alphabetical order. Algorithm Steps To solve this, we ...

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Python program to find runner-up score

Arnab Chakraborty
Arnab Chakraborty
Updated on 26-Mar-2026 2K+ Views

Finding the runner-up score means identifying the second highest score in a list of participants. This is a common problem in competitive programming and data analysis. So, if the input is like scores = [5, 8, 2, 6, 8, 5, 8, 7], then the output will be 7 because the winner score is 8 and second largest score is 7. Algorithm To solve this, we will follow these steps − Initialize winner := -99999 Initialize runner_up := -99999 For each score in the ...

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Program to find out the palindromic borders in a string in python

Arnab Chakraborty
Arnab Chakraborty
Updated on 26-Mar-2026 361 Views

A palindromic border is a substring that appears as both a prefix and suffix of a string, and the substring itself is a palindrome. For example, in the string 'ababab', the substring 'ab' is a border, but not palindromic. However, in 'pqpqp', the substring 'p' is both a border and palindromic. Given a string, we need to find the sum of palindromic borders across all possible substrings. The result should be returned modulo 10^9 + 7. Example For the string 'pqpqp', there are 15 total substrings, but only 4 have palindromic borders ? pqp : ...

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Program to find expected value of maximum occurred frequency values of expression results in Python

Arnab Chakraborty
Arnab Chakraborty
Updated on 26-Mar-2026 200 Views

When analyzing M expressions with results ranging from 1 to N, we need to find the expected value of the maximum frequency among all possible outcomes. This problem involves calculating probabilities using combinatorics and the inclusion-exclusion principle. Problem Understanding Given M expressions with results in range [1, N], we want to find the expected value of the maximum frequency. For each possible sequence of expression results, we count the frequency of the most common value. For example, with M = 3, N = 3: Sequence Maximum Frequency 1113 1122 1132 1212 1222 1231 ...

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Program to find out the substrings of given strings at given positions in a set of all possible substrings in python

Arnab Chakraborty
Arnab Chakraborty
Updated on 26-Mar-2026 234 Views

When working with multiple strings, we often need to find specific substrings from the union of all possible substrings. This involves generating all substrings from each string, creating a sorted union set, and retrieving elements at specified positions. So, if the input strings are ['pqr', 'pqt'] and queries are [4, 7, 9], then the output will be ['pqt', 'qt', 't']. How It Works The substrings from the first string are: {p, pq, pqr, q, qr, r} The substrings from the second string are: {p, pq, pqt, q, qt, t} The union of these sets is: {p, ...

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Program to count number of isosceles triangle from colored vertex regular polygon in Python

Arnab Chakraborty
Arnab Chakraborty
Updated on 26-Mar-2026 431 Views

In a regular polygon with n sides, we need to count isosceles triangles formed by vertices of the same color. The vertices are colored either blue (0) or red (1) represented as a binary string. An isosceles triangle has at least two sides of equal length. So, if the input is like polygon = "111010", then the output will be 2 because there are two triangles ACE and AFE as shown in the diagram ? A(1) B(1) ...

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Program to find the indexes where the substrings of a string match with another string fully or differ at one position in python

Arnab Chakraborty
Arnab Chakraborty
Updated on 26-Mar-2026 309 Views

When working with string matching problems, we often need to find substrings that either match exactly or differ by only one character. This article demonstrates how to find starting indexes in a string where substrings match another string completely or differ at exactly one position. Given two strings where the first string is longer than the second, we need to identify all starting positions where substrings from the first string either match the second string exactly or differ by only one character. Problem Example If we have string1 = 'tpoint' and string2 = 'pi', the output should ...

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Program to find maximum possible value of an expression using given set of numbers in Python

Arnab Chakraborty
Arnab Chakraborty
Updated on 26-Mar-2026 426 Views

We need to find the maximum possible value of an expression (sum1)² + (sum2)² where sum1 and sum2 are sums of elements from non-empty subsets of two arrays nums1 and nums2. Given two arrays with the same number of elements, we select indices and calculate the sum of corresponding elements from each array, then find the maximum value of the sum of their squares. Problem Understanding For arrays nums1 = [-1, 6] and nums2 = [5, 4], possible calculations are ? Using index 0: (-1)² + (5)² = 1 + 25 = 26 Using index ...

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