Lambda functions are popular functions in Python which have no name. They are designed to help us when we need to apply any small operation but we know we won't be reusing the code elsewhere. In this article we will learn how to find the smaller value between two elements using the lambda function. We will explore several methods like min, sorted etc along with the lambda function to perform the same. Using The if else Statement The if else statement is called the conditional operator in Python. It gives us the ability to make certain decisions based on certain ... Read More

Lambda functions in Python are nameless functions which are useful when we want to combine multiple expressions in a single line. The lambda function is convenient when we are sure that we won't be reusing the code anywhere else in the program. If however the expression is long we may want to switch to regular functions instead. In this article we will understand how to check if a value exists in a list using the lambda function. Using The filter Method The filter method in Python is a built−in function which creates new elements in the list depending upon certain ... Read More

Problem Statement We have given a string str and character c in the input. We need to insert the given character c in the string at the index so that we can convert the string to non-palindromic. If we can’t convert the string to non-palindrome, print ‘-1’. Sample Examples Input str = ‘nayan’, c = ‘n’ Output ‘nnayan’ Explanation There can be multiple output strings as we can insert ‘n’ at any index in the given string. So, the output string can be ‘nnayan’, ‘nanyan’, ‘naynan’, ‘nayann’, etc. Input str = ‘sss’, c = ‘s’ Output ‘-1’ ... Read More

Strings are important data types in any programming language. They are sequences of characters. Finding kth valid String is a programming technique in which we need to find the kth element out of a list of elements which is a valid String. In this article we will understand several methods like brute force, using list comprehensions and enumerate objects, filter method etc. We will also see how to use the Pandas library to deal with the same. Understanding The Problem Statement We will have list and the value of k as the input: list: ["", "orange", "75", "apple"] k: ... Read More

Finding the Kth index tuple list is an important programming concept in Python. The problem statement is that we need to find the mean of all the elements present at the kth index of the tuple elements. The tuples would be aggregated into a list data type. Throughout this article, we will adopt different approaches like using a while loop, list comprehension, and libraries like Pandas, NumPy, Statistics, etc. Understanding The Problem Statement Our input should contain a list of tuples and the value of k. list: [(1, 2, 3), (4, 5, 6), (7, 8, 9)] k: ... Read More

Problem Statement We have given a positive integer num. We need to find the lexicographically largest string of lowercase alphabetical characters such that the sum of all characters of the string is equal to num. Here, ‘a’ = 1, ‘b’ = 2, ‘c’ = 3, ‘d’ = 4, …., ‘z’ = 26. We need to use the ‘z’ characters at the string's start to create the largest lexicographical string. At last, we need to use the last character according to the num % 26 value. Sample Examples Input num = 30 Output ‘zd’ Explanation The ‘zd’ is the ... Read More

Finding the kth digit sum means we must find the sum of all the digits at the kth index of a list of numbers. This is an important programming concept, and we use this in data validation, financial analysis, etc. In this article, we will explore how to find the kth digit sum with the help of several custom methods like loops, list comprehensions, lambda, map functions, etc. We will also use libraries like Numpy and Functool to achieve the same. Understanding The Problem Statement Suppose we have the following inputs: list: [12, 73, 64] k=0 ... Read More

Problem Statement We have given binary string str of length N. We need to find all permutations of the string, convert them to the decimal value, and return all unique decimal values. Sample Examples Input str = ‘1’ Output [1] Explanation All permutations of the ‘1’ is only ‘1’. So, the decimal value related to ‘1’ equals 1. Input str = ‘10’ Output [1, 2] Explanation The permutations of ‘10’ are only ‘01’ and ‘10’, equivalent to 1 and 2, respectively. Input ‘101’ Output [3, 5, 6] Explanation All possible permutations of ‘101’ are ... Read More

List is an important data type in Python that can hold sequence of either homogeneous or heterogeneous data types. They are mutable. Finding the k summation from two lists means we need to find the combinations of the elements of two lists, which can add up to make the sum exactly equal to k. In this article, we will first explore the brute force method. Next, we would look into several optimized algorithms like two pointer approach, hashing algorithms, list comprehensions, etc. Using The Brute Force Method Brute force is the simplest approach. We write the logic without considering ... Read More

Problem Statement We have given a two-dimensional array containing the pairs of starting and ending times for time intervals in the 12-hour format. Also, we have given string str in the 12-hour time format. We need to find a total number of intervals which included the time represented by str. Sample Examples Input arr[][2] = {{“12:02:AM”, “10:55:PM”}, {“12:51:AM”, “11:40:AM”}, {“01:30:AM”, “12:00:PM”}, {“11:57:PM”, “11:59:PM”}}, str = “2:30:AM” Output 3 Explanation The time “2:30:AM” intersects the first three intervals. Input arr[][2] = {{“01:02:PM”, “10:55:PM”}, {“01:30:AM”, “11:00:AM”}}, str = “11:30:PM” Output 0 Explanation The ... Read More