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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))

Solutions by @udonsari:

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Solutions by @udonsari:
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#70 - UdonSari / @udonsari

07/05/2026 at 05:57AM

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#>71 - UdonSari / @udonsari

07/05/2026 at 05:44AM

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#>79 - UdonSari / @udonsari

07/05/2026 at 05:39AM

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#>96 - UdonSari / @udonsari

07/05/2026 at 05:19AM