Discover challenging Python brain teasers that test your skills and stretch your thinking. Gain insights into advanced concepts and enhance your understanding of this versatile language.

Forget Scrabble, Boggle, or Wordle. Tease your mind and test your skills with these fun brain teasers designed to stretch your thinking and expand your understanding of one of the most widely used languages out there. 

Python is simple. These puzzles are not. Good luck!

Python Brain Teasers

# Let's try it!
Try running the code below to verify the result:

def div(a, b):
    return a / b


if div(1, 2) > 0 or div(1, 0) > 0:
    print('OK')
else:
    print('oopsie')

# Explanation

Most people expect this code to raise `ZeroDivisionError` due to `div(1, 0)`.
If we call `div(1, 0)` by itself, we’ll see that exception. Still, the logic operators `and` and `or` **short-circuit operators** in Python.


We’ll go over the concept of short-circuit operators in Python and why the code does not raise an exception.

Before We Begin

Python Puzzles

Wrapping Up

Puzzle 14: Explanation

Let’s try it!

Explanation