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Played Challenges

delete swap - 1533 entries

delete all swap

  • Best score: 5
  • Best player score: 5
  • Position: #20 / 481
  • Number of attempts: 4
Generate a very basic Python constructor (fixed) - 1179 entries

Original by @BiddulphCaleb (http://www.vimgolf.com/challenges/6019f1c4642668000cee11e8) - had some extra spaces in output file.

  • Best score: 29
  • Best player score: 53
  • Position: #186 / 248
  • Number of attempts: 3
Increment number for every 10 lines - 219 entries

The file consists of 2 columns (code and percentage). We need to add 2 more columns with increasing number for 4th column (Xcols) and increment 3rd column (Ycols) only for every 10 lines with reset of 4th column

  • Best score: 25
  • Best player score: 39
  • Position: #24 / 61
  • Number of attempts: 2
simple replacements - 1662 entries

The goal is to see the replacement commands in action.

  • Best score: 19
  • Best player score: 24
  • Position: #207 / 371
  • Number of attempts: 3
Inverting Lines - 1837 entries

A simple challenge to invert all lines, except the first.

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #348 / 498
  • Number of attempts: 3
Generate a very basic Python constructor - 309 entries

I actually needed to do this myself, so I look forward to learning how.

  • Best score: 38
  • Best player score: 50
  • Position: #44 / 95
  • Number of attempts: 1
Python dataclasses - 1105 entries

Simple challenge to extract fields from a Python class

  • Best score: 19
  • Best player score: 24
  • Position: #133 / 278
  • Number of attempts: 6
Add quotes to ansible playbook - 930 entries

You created an ansible playbook, but forgot to add quotes. Can you fix it?

  • Best score: 8
  • Best player score: 10
  • Position: #227 / 296
  • Number of attempts: 5
Simple, Practical, and Common - 33385 entries

Simple things we do all the time should be able to be done with very few keystrokes, but sometimes I find something I need to do makes me go, "There MUST be a better way." This challenge is just a simple movement and entering text at a certain place.

  • Best score: 22
  • Best player score: 31
  • Position: #5678 / 7364
  • Number of attempts: 1
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