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Played Challenges

Search and Replace 0 - 4989 entries

Replace every instance of 'aaa' with 'xaaax'.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 19
  • Position: #1414 / 1624
  • Number of attempts: 3
Python Hello World! Reformatting - 994 entries

A novice Python using prints Hello World! and a pro shows him different way. Using vim to get into pro style from novice, win the challenge.

  • Best score: 39
  • Best player score: 45
  • Position: #268 / 380
  • Number of attempts: 4
The holy-grail may help - 366 entries

Can you find it in less than 20 strokes, Arthur?

  • Best score: 16
  • Best player score: 25
  • Position: #192 / 209
  • Number of attempts: 1
Shebangs for all - 1999 entries

We've all seen or used a shebang once or twice. Ditch the specific paths and leave just a dynamic Ruby and Python bath behind.

  • Best score: 11
  • Best player score: 13
  • Position: #176 / 516
  • Number of attempts: 6
82 bottles of beer on the wall - 313 entries

Take them down. (sorry, only 82 bottles because the problem size is limited!)

  • Best score: 106
  • Best player score: 165
  • Position: #125 / 146
  • Number of attempts: 1
Increment, increment, increment.... - 688 entries

Vim likes macros

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #100 / 408
  • Number of attempts: 1
The Cake is a Lie - 1346 entries

Correct the capitalization of each word

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 9
  • Position: #8 / 527
  • Number of attempts: 3
Context Insensitive completion 1 - 498 entries

Finish writing this simple Python HTTP server.

  • Best score: 18
  • Best player score: 23
  • Position: #203 / 245
  • Number of attempts: 2
Make Fancy Header - 1052 entries

Make the header text stand out with surrounding asterisks

  • Best score: 15
  • Best player score: 21
  • Position: #258 / 344
  • Number of attempts: 2
Reformat some Python - 609 entries

Fix some very bizarrely laid-out code.

  • Best score: 34
  • Best player score: 60
  • Position: #204 / 236
  • Number of attempts: 1
Reverse characters in a line - 771 entries

You have everything you need, just not in the right order. Mastermind would give you 26 white pegs.

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 31
  • Position: #243 / 265
  • Number of attempts: 4
PEP8 Python Wrapping Comments and Code - 210 entries

According to PEP8, long flowy text and code should have different max line lengths. Code: 79 characters max Long flowy text: 72 characters max

  • Best score: 21
  • Best player score: 37
  • Position: #55 / 67
  • Number of attempts: 5
Reformat most common surnames - 717 entries

Reformat copy-pasted table into a list of the most common surnames

  • Best score: 23
  • Best player score: 46
  • Position: #174 / 210
  • Number of attempts: 1
Change the content of a string - 1580 entries

This docstring is a complete lie. Fix it.

  • Best score: 22
  • Best player score: 28
  • Position: #497 / 588
  • Number of attempts: 3
Deleting folded text - 360 entries

The text below contains three folds. Delete them (and the text inside them). For example: 123 456 /*{{{*/ 789 /*}}}*/ 012 Should become: 123 012 Also, add `aoeuaoeu` to make sure small solutions don't get flagged as cheating.

  • Best score: 17
  • Best player score: 92
  • Position: #117 / 117
  • Number of attempts: 1
Sort and add attributes - 1451 entries

Sort the states and add the attribute country to each record.

  • Best score: 33
  • Best player score: 37
  • Position: #437 / 563
  • Number of attempts: 6
Whitespace, empty lines and tabs - 3665 entries

Convert tabs to spaces, strip empty lines and trailing whitespace.

  • Best score: 16
  • Best player score: 35
  • Position: #667 / 787
  • Number of attempts: 1
Simple text editing with Vim - 12811 entries

Make the pairs of lines match up by making each second line same as first

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #778 / 3694
  • Number of attempts: 8
Reformat/Refactor a Golfer Class - 6982 entries

A simple case of removing unneeded code and fixing broken indentation.

  • Best score: 28
  • Best player score: 68
  • Position: #1613 / 1706
  • Number of attempts: 1

Contributed Challenges

Reformat most common surnames - 717 entries

Reformat copy-pasted table into a list of the most common surnames

PEP8 Python Wrapping Comments and Code - 210 entries

According to PEP8, long flowy text and code should have different max line lengths. Code: 79 characters max Long flowy text: 72 characters max

Make Fancy Header - 1052 entries

Make the header text stand out with surrounding asterisks

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