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Played Challenges

Search and Replace 0 - 4743 entries

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

  • Best score: 12
  • Best player score: 19
  • Position: #1366 / 1572
  • Number of attempts: 3
Python Hello World! Reformatting - 921 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: #255 / 359
  • Number of attempts: 4
The holy-grail may help - 331 entries

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

  • Best score: 16
  • Best player score: 25
  • Position: #185 / 200
  • Number of attempts: 1
Shebangs for all - 1804 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: #163 / 475
  • Number of attempts: 6
82 bottles of beer on the wall - 296 entries

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

  • Best score: 107
  • Best player score: 165
  • Position: #119 / 138
  • Number of attempts: 1
Increment, increment, increment.... - 606 entries

Vim likes macros

  • Best score: 10
  • Best player score: 12
  • Position: #83 / 385
  • Number of attempts: 1
The Cake is a Lie - 1259 entries

Correct the capitalization of each word

  • Best score: 9
  • Best player score: 9
  • Position: #8 / 504
  • Number of attempts: 3
Context Insensitive completion 1 - 443 entries

Finish writing this simple Python HTTP server.

  • Best score: 18
  • Best player score: 23
  • Position: #191 / 227
  • Number of attempts: 2
Make Fancy Header - 996 entries

Make the header text stand out with surrounding asterisks

  • Best score: 16
  • Best player score: 21
  • Position: #252 / 335
  • Number of attempts: 2
Reformat some Python - 574 entries

Fix some very bizarrely laid-out code.

  • Best score: 34
  • Best player score: 60
  • Position: #194 / 226
  • Number of attempts: 1
Reverse characters in a line - 685 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: #224 / 245
  • Number of attempts: 4
PEP8 Python Wrapping Comments and Code - 174 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: 23
  • Best player score: 37
  • Position: #50 / 63
  • Number of attempts: 5
Reformat most common surnames - 609 entries

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

  • Best score: 23
  • Best player score: 46
  • Position: #162 / 190
  • Number of attempts: 1
Change the content of a string - 1409 entries

This docstring is a complete lie. Fix it.

  • Best score: 22
  • Best player score: 28
  • Position: #458 / 536
  • Number of attempts: 3
Deleting folded text - 325 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: #111 / 111
  • Number of attempts: 1
Sort and add attributes - 1245 entries

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

  • Best score: 33
  • Best player score: 37
  • Position: #386 / 503
  • Number of attempts: 6
Whitespace, empty lines and tabs - 3103 entries

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

  • Best score: 16
  • Best player score: 35
  • Position: #588 / 689
  • Number of attempts: 1
Simple text editing with Vim - 11865 entries

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

  • Best score: 13
  • Best player score: 14
  • Position: #727 / 3472
  • Number of attempts: 8
Reformat/Refactor a Golfer Class - 6225 entries

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

  • Best score: 32
  • Best player score: 68
  • Position: #1461 / 1533
  • Number of attempts: 1

Contributed Challenges

Reformat most common surnames - 609 entries

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

PEP8 Python Wrapping Comments and Code - 174 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 - 996 entries

Make the header text stand out with surrounding asterisks

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