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Transpose a python matrix

Rotate the matrix in 90 degrees.

Start file
((1, 2, 3, 4),
 
(5, 6, 7, 8),
 
(9, 10, 11, 12),
 
(13, 14, 15, 16))
End file
((1, 5, 9, 13),
 
(2, 6, 10, 14),
 
(3, 7, 11, 15),
 
(4, 8, 12, 16))

View Diff

1,4c1,4
< ((1, 2, 3, 4),
<  (5, 6, 7, 8),
<  (9, 10, 11, 12),
<  (13, 14, 15, 16))
---
> ((1, 5, 9, 13),
>  (2, 6, 10, 14),
>  (3, 7, 11, 15),
>  (4, 8, 12, 16))

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#137 Lucas Hourquin / @LHourquin - Score: 316 - 06/24/21 @ 01:29
kvll<Esc><Esc>hvllllllllllll<Esc>i<Left><Left><Down><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><BS>2<Down><BS>3<Down><Right><BS><BS>4<CR>(5<Up>,<Up><Up><Up><Right><BS><Right><BS> 6<Down><BS>7<Down><Right><BS><BS>8<Down><Right><Right>9<Left> <Down><Right><Right><BS>0<Up>,<Up><Up><Up><Right><Right><BS>11<Down><Left><BS>12<Down><BS>3<Down> 14<Down><Left><BS><Right><Right><Up>,<Up><Up><Up><Right><Right><BS>16<Left><Down><BS>17<Down><BS><BS>18<Down>19<Down><Right><BS><BS>3<BS>20<Right><Right><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS><BS> 5, 9, 14),<CR>(<Left> <Right>1<BS>2, 6, 10, 14<Up><Left><BS>3<Down><Right>),<CR>(3<CR>'<BS>(4<Up><Up><Up><Down><Down>, 7<Down>n<BS>, 8,<Up>, 11<Down> 21<BS><BS>12,<Up>, 13<Down><Up><BS>5),<CR><BS><BS><Down> 16))<Esc>:w<CR>:wq<CR>

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#138 Adam Ma / @6i9Bz4gMtVSByjj - Score: 316 - 08/08/21 @ 11:50
/sg<BS><BS><BS>:s<BS>%s//d<BS><BS>\d+<BS>[]<Left>1,2<BS><BS><BS><BS><Right><BS>{}<Left>1,2<BS><BS><BS><BS><Right><BS>+<BS>*<BS>/1/g<CR>/<BS>:%s/\d\1<BS><BS>/1/g<Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left>(<BS>[<Right><Right>]+<Left><Left><Left><Left><BS>(<Right><Right><Right><BS>)<Left><Left><Left><Left>\<Right><Right><Right>\<Right><BS><BS><Left><Left><BS><BS><Right><Right><Right><BS>*<BS>+<CR><Up>:s<BS>%s/\d+/1/g<Left><Left><Left><Left><Left>\<CR>jjkkkjlkjqaa<Esc><C-A>q@ajkkjr1jkkqaj<C-A>q2@ajjk<C-A>j<C-A><C-A>kkk:let i=1<CR>:g/^/ s//\i=.<BS> . ' '/ |let i = i<BS><BS><BS><BS>=i+1<CR>ukjljkkkllllr5lllr9lllr1a3<Esc>ji4<Esc>ji5<Esc>ji6hh<BS><BS>``<BS><BS><Esc>hhhha2<Esc>jki1j<BS>`<BS><Esc>ki0<Esc>hhhhr6jr7jr8<Esc>:wq<CR>

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