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

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# Code explanation

There are two surprising things here:
- A valid identifier is `π`.
- The code `355 / 113` computes to a float value.

Let’s start with `π` (the Greek letter pi). Python 3 changed the default encoding for the source files to `UTF-8` and allows Unicode identifiers.

Writing in this style can be fun, but in practice, it can make our coworkers’ lives harder. We can easily type `π` in the **Vim editor**, but most editors and IDEs will require more effort.



Let’s find out how variables and division operators work in Python.

Before We Begin

Python Puzzles

Wrapping Up

Puzzle 2: Explanation

Let’s try it!

Code explanation