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 executing the code below to verify the result: 

avengers = ['Bruce', 'Carol', 'Natasha', 'Tony']
idx = 3
avengers[idx], idx = 'Peter', 2  
print(avengers)

# Explanation
In this exercise, we’re doing multiple assignments, which is also known as **unpacking**.

In **line 3**, Python will first evaluate the right side of the `=` from left to right. It will then evaluate the left side, again from left to right.

In the line `avengers[idx], idx = 'Peter', 2, Python first evaluates avengers[idx] = 'Peter’`. Since `idx` is still third here, the fourth item on the list, `Tony`, is being replaced. Then Python will evaluate `idx = 2`.

Multiple assignments can be confusing and considered bad practice, so try to avoid this practice.


Let’s find out how multiple assignments and unpacking works in Python.

Before We Begin

Python Puzzles

Wrapping Up

Puzzle 17: Explanation

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