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+# Prime Factors
+
+Compute the prime factors of a given natural number.
+
+A prime number is only evenly divisible by itself and 1.
+
+Note that 1 is not a prime number.
+
+## Example
+
+What are the prime factors of 60?
+
+- Our first divisor is 2. 2 goes into 60, leaving 30.
+- 2 goes into 30, leaving 15.
+  - 2 doesn't go cleanly into 15. So let's move on to our next divisor, 3.
+- 3 goes cleanly into 15, leaving 5.
+  - 3 does not go cleanly into 5. The next possible factor is 4.
+  - 4 does not go cleanly into 5. The next possible factor is 5.
+- 5 does go cleanly into 5.
+- We're left only with 1, so now, we're done.
+
+Our successful divisors in that computation represent the list of prime
+factors of 60: 2, 2, 3, and 5.
+
+You can check this yourself:
+
+- 2 * 2 * 3 * 5
+- = 4 * 15
+- = 60
+- Success!
+
+### Submitting Exercises
+
+Note that, when trying to submit an exercise, make sure the solution is in the `exercism/python/<exerciseName>` directory.
+
+For example, if you're submitting `bob.py` for the Bob exercise, the submit command would be something like `exercism submit <path_to_exercism_dir>/python/bob/bob.py`.
+
+
+For more detailed information about running tests, code style and linting,
+please see the [help page](http://exercism.io/languages/python).
+
+## Source
+
+The Prime Factors Kata by Uncle Bob [http://butunclebob.com/ArticleS.UncleBob.ThePrimeFactorsKata](http://butunclebob.com/ArticleS.UncleBob.ThePrimeFactorsKata)
+
+## Submitting Incomplete Solutions
+It's possible to submit an incomplete solution so you can see how others have completed the exercise.

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+# Protein Translation
+
+Translate RNA sequences into proteins.
+
+RNA can be broken into three nucleotide sequences called codons, and then translated to a polypeptide like so:
+
+RNA: `"AUGUUUUCU"` => translates to
+
+Codons: `"AUG", "UUU", "UCU"`
+=> which become a polypeptide with the following sequence =>
+
+Protein: `"Methionine", "Phenylalanine", "Serine"`
+ 
+There are 64 codons which in turn correspond to 20 amino acids; however, all of the codon sequences and resulting amino acids are not important in this exercise.  If it works for one codon, the program should work for all of them.
+However, feel free to expand the list in the test suite to include them all.  
+
+There are also four terminating codons (also known as 'STOP' codons); if any of these codons are encountered (by the ribosome), all translation ends and the protein is terminated.
+
+All subsequent codons after are ignored, like this:
+
+RNA: `"AUGUUUUCUUAAAUG"` =>
+
+Codons: `"AUG", "UUU", "UCU", "UAG", "AUG"` => 
+
+Protein: `"Methionine", "Phenylalanine", "Serine"`
+
+Note the stop codon terminates the translation and the final methionine is not translated into the protein sequence.
+
+Below are the codons and resulting Amino Acids needed for the exercise.
+
+Codon                 | Protein
+:---                  | :---
+AUG                   | Methionine
+UUU, UUC              | Phenylalanine
+UUA, UUG              | Leucine
+UCU, UCC, UCA, UCG    | Serine
+UAU, UAC              | Tyrosine
+UGU, UGC              | Cysteine
+UGG                   | Tryptophan
+UAA, UAG, UGA         | STOP
+
+
+Learn more about [protein translation on Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Translation_(biology))
+
+### Submitting Exercises
+
+Note that, when trying to submit an exercise, make sure the solution is in the `exercism/python/<exerciseName>` directory.
+
+For example, if you're submitting `bob.py` for the Bob exercise, the submit command would be something like `exercism submit <path_to_exercism_dir>/python/bob/bob.py`.
+
+
+For more detailed information about running tests, code style and linting,
+please see the [help page](http://exercism.io/languages/python).
+
+## Source
+
+Tyler Long
+
+## Submitting Incomplete Solutions
+It's possible to submit an incomplete solution so you can see how others have completed the exercise.

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+# Proverb
+
+For want of a horseshoe nail, a kingdom was lost, or so the saying goes. Output
+the full text of this proverbial rhyme:
+
+> For want of a nail the shoe was lost.  
+> For want of a shoe the horse was lost.  
+> For want of a horse the rider was lost.  
+> For want of a rider the message was lost.  
+> For want of a message the battle was lost.  
+> For want of a battle the kingdom was lost.  
+> And all for the want of a horseshoe nail.
+
+### Submitting Exercises
+
+Note that, when trying to submit an exercise, make sure the solution is in the `exercism/python/<exerciseName>` directory.
+
+For example, if you're submitting `bob.py` for the Bob exercise, the submit command would be something like `exercism submit <path_to_exercism_dir>/python/bob/bob.py`.
+
+
+For more detailed information about running tests, code style and linting,
+please see the [help page](http://exercism.io/languages/python).
+
+## Source
+
+Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_Want_of_a_Nail](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_Want_of_a_Nail)
+
+## Submitting Incomplete Solutions
+It's possible to submit an incomplete solution so you can see how others have completed the exercise.

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+# Pythagorean Triplet
+
+A Pythagorean triplet is a set of three natural numbers, {a, b, c}, for
+which,
+
+```
+a**2 + b**2 = c**2
+```
+
+For example, 
+
+```
+3**2 + 4**2 = 9 + 16 = 25 = 5**2.
+```
+
+There exists exactly one Pythagorean triplet for which a + b + c = 1000.
+
+Find the product a * b * c.
+
+### Submitting Exercises
+
+Note that, when trying to submit an exercise, make sure the solution is in the `exercism/python/<exerciseName>` directory.
+
+For example, if you're submitting `bob.py` for the Bob exercise, the submit command would be something like `exercism submit <path_to_exercism_dir>/python/bob/bob.py`.
+
+
+For more detailed information about running tests, code style and linting,
+please see the [help page](http://exercism.io/languages/python).
+
+## Source
+
+Problem 9 at Project Euler [http://projecteuler.net/problem=9](http://projecteuler.net/problem=9)
+
+## Submitting Incomplete Solutions
+It's possible to submit an incomplete solution so you can see how others have completed the exercise.

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+# Queen Attack
+
+Given the position of two queens on a chess board, indicate whether or not they
+are positioned so that they can attack each other.
+
+In the game of chess, a queen can attack pieces which are on the same
+row, column, or diagonal.
+
+A chessboard can be represented by an 8 by 8 array.
+
+So if you're told the white queen is at (2, 3) and the black queen at
+(5, 6), then you'd know you've got a set-up like so:
+
+```plain
+_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
+_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
+_ _ _ W _ _ _ _
+_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
+_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
+_ _ _ _ _ _ B _
+_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
+_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
+```
+
+You'd also be able to answer whether the queens can attack each other.
+In this case, that answer would be yes, they can, because both pieces
+share a diagonal.
+
+### Submitting Exercises
+
+Note that, when trying to submit an exercise, make sure the solution is in the `exercism/python/<exerciseName>` directory.
+
+For example, if you're submitting `bob.py` for the Bob exercise, the submit command would be something like `exercism submit <path_to_exercism_dir>/python/bob/bob.py`.
+
+
+For more detailed information about running tests, code style and linting,
+please see the [help page](http://exercism.io/languages/python).
+
+## Source
+
+J Dalbey's Programming Practice problems [http://users.csc.calpoly.edu/~jdalbey/103/Projects/ProgrammingPractice.html](http://users.csc.calpoly.edu/~jdalbey/103/Projects/ProgrammingPractice.html)
+
+## Submitting Incomplete Solutions
+It's possible to submit an incomplete solution so you can see how others have completed the exercise.

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+# Rail Fence Cipher
+
+Implement encoding and decoding for the rail fence cipher.
+
+The Rail Fence cipher is a form of transposition cipher that gets its name from
+the way in which it's encoded. It was already used by the ancient Greeks.
+
+In the Rail Fence cipher, the message is written downwards on successive "rails"
+of an imaginary fence, then moving up when we get to the bottom (like a zig-zag).
+Finally the message is then read off in rows.
+
+For example, using three "rails" and the message "WE ARE DISCOVERED FLEE AT ONCE",
+the cipherer writes out:
+```
+W . . . E . . . C . . . R . . . L . . . T . . . E
+. E . R . D . S . O . E . E . F . E . A . O . C .
+. . A . . . I . . . V . . . D . . . E . . . N . .
+```
+
+Then reads off:
+```
+WECRLTEERDSOEEFEAOCAIVDEN
+```
+
+
+To decrypt a message you take the zig-zag shape and fill the ciphertext along the rows.
+```
+? . . . ? . . . ? . . . ? . . . ? . . . ? . . . ?
+. ? . ? . ? . ? . ? . ? . ? . ? . ? . ? . ? . ? .
+. . ? . . . ? . . . ? . . . ? . . . ? . . . ? . .
+```
+
+The first row has seven spots that can be filled with "WECRLTE".
+```
+W . . . E . . . C . . . R . . . L . . . T . . . E
+. ? . ? . ? . ? . ? . ? . ? . ? . ? . ? . ? . ? .
+. . ? . . . ? . . . ? . . . ? . . . ? . . . ? . .
+```
+
+Now the 2nd row takes "ERDSOEEFEAOC".
+```
+W . . . E . . . C . . . R . . . L . . . T . . . E
+. E . R . D . S . O . E . E . F . E . A . O . C .
+. . ? . . . ? . . . ? . . . ? . . . ? . . . ? . .
+```
+
+Leaving "AIVDEN" for the last row.
+```
+W . . . E . . . C . . . R . . . L . . . T . . . E
+. E . R . D . S . O . E . E . F . E . A . O . C .
+. . A . . . I . . . V . . . D . . . E . . . N . .
+```
+
+If you now read along the zig-zag shape you can read the original message.
+
+### Submitting Exercises
+
+Note that, when trying to submit an exercise, make sure the solution is in the `exercism/python/<exerciseName>` directory.
+
+For example, if you're submitting `bob.py` for the Bob exercise, the submit command would be something like `exercism submit <path_to_exercism_dir>/python/bob/bob.py`.
+
+
+For more detailed information about running tests, code style and linting,
+please see the [help page](http://exercism.io/languages/python).
+
+## Source
+
+Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transposition_cipher#Rail_Fence_cipher](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transposition_cipher#Rail_Fence_cipher)
+
+## Submitting Incomplete Solutions
+It's possible to submit an incomplete solution so you can see how others have completed the exercise.

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+# Raindrops
+
+Convert a number to a string, the contents of which depend on the number's factors.
+
+- If the number has 3 as a factor, output 'Pling'.
+- If the number has 5 as a factor, output 'Plang'.
+- If the number has 7 as a factor, output 'Plong'.
+- If the number does not have 3, 5, or 7 as a factor,
+  just pass the number's digits straight through.
+
+## Examples
+
+- 28's factors are 1, 2, 4, **7**, 14, 28.
+  - In raindrop-speak, this would be a simple "Plong".
+- 30's factors are 1, 2, **3**, **5**, 6, 10, 15, 30.
+  - In raindrop-speak, this would be a "PlingPlang".
+- 34 has four factors: 1, 2, 17, and 34.
+  - In raindrop-speak, this would be "34".
+
+### Submitting Exercises
+
+Note that, when trying to submit an exercise, make sure the solution is in the `exercism/python/<exerciseName>` directory.
+
+For example, if you're submitting `bob.py` for the Bob exercise, the submit command would be something like `exercism submit <path_to_exercism_dir>/python/bob/bob.py`.
+
+
+For more detailed information about running tests, code style and linting,
+please see the [help page](http://exercism.io/languages/python).
+
+## Source
+
+A variation on a famous interview question intended to weed out potential candidates. [http://jumpstartlab.com](http://jumpstartlab.com)
+
+## Submitting Incomplete Solutions
+It's possible to submit an incomplete solution so you can see how others have completed the exercise.

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+# Rectangles
+
+Count the rectangles in an ASCII diagram like the one below.
+
+```
+   +--+
+  ++  |
++-++--+
+|  |  |
++--+--+
+```
+
+The above diagram contains 6 rectangles:
+
+```
+
+
++-----+
+|     |
++-----+
+```
+
+```
+   +--+
+   |  |
+   |  |
+   |  |
+   +--+
+```
+
+```
+   +--+
+   |  |
+   +--+
+
+
+```
+
+```
+       
+       
+   +--+
+   |  |
+   +--+
+```
+
+```
+       
+       
++--+
+|  |
++--+
+```
+
+```
+       
+  ++   
+  ++   
+       
+       
+```
+
+You may assume that the input is always a proper rectangle (i.e. the length of
+every line equals the length of the first line).
+
+### Submitting Exercises
+
+Note that, when trying to submit an exercise, make sure the solution is in the `exercism/python/<exerciseName>` directory.
+
+For example, if you're submitting `bob.py` for the Bob exercise, the submit command would be something like `exercism submit <path_to_exercism_dir>/python/bob/bob.py`.
+
+
+For more detailed information about running tests, code style and linting,
+please see the [help page](http://exercism.io/languages/python).
+
+
+## Submitting Incomplete Solutions
+It's possible to submit an incomplete solution so you can see how others have completed the exercise.

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+# Rna Transcription
+
+Given a DNA strand, return its RNA complement (per RNA transcription).
+
+Both DNA and RNA strands are a sequence of nucleotides.
+
+The four nucleotides found in DNA are adenine (**A**), cytosine (**C**),
+guanine (**G**) and thymine (**T**).
+
+The four nucleotides found in RNA are adenine (**A**), cytosine (**C**),
+guanine (**G**) and uracil (**U**).
+
+Given a DNA strand, its transcribed RNA strand is formed by replacing
+each nucleotide with its complement:
+
+* `G` -> `C`
+* `C` -> `G`
+* `T` -> `A`
+* `A` -> `U`
+
+### Submitting Exercises
+
+Note that, when trying to submit an exercise, make sure the solution is in the `exercism/python/<exerciseName>` directory.
+
+For example, if you're submitting `bob.py` for the Bob exercise, the submit command would be something like `exercism submit <path_to_exercism_dir>/python/bob/bob.py`.
+
+
+For more detailed information about running tests, code style and linting,
+please see the [help page](http://exercism.io/languages/python).
+
+## Source
+
+Rosalind [http://rosalind.info/problems/rna](http://rosalind.info/problems/rna)
+
+## Submitting Incomplete Solutions
+It's possible to submit an incomplete solution so you can see how others have completed the exercise.

data/tracks/python/exercises/robot-name/README.md

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+# Robot Name
+
+Manage robot factory settings.
+
+When robots come off the factory floor, they have no name.
+
+The first time you boot them up, a random name is generated in the format
+of two uppercase letters followed by three digits, such as RX837 or BC811.
+
+Every once in a while we need to reset a robot to its factory settings,
+which means that their name gets wiped. The next time you ask, it will
+respond with a new random name.
+
+The names must be random: they should not follow a predictable sequence.
+Random names means a risk of collisions. Your solution must ensure that
+every existing robot has a unique name.
+
+### Submitting Exercises
+
+Note that, when trying to submit an exercise, make sure the solution is in the `exercism/python/<exerciseName>` directory.
+
+For example, if you're submitting `bob.py` for the Bob exercise, the submit command would be something like `exercism submit <path_to_exercism_dir>/python/bob/bob.py`.
+
+
+For more detailed information about running tests, code style and linting,
+please see the [help page](http://exercism.io/languages/python).
+
+## Source
+
+A debugging session with Paul Blackwell at gSchool. [http://gschool.it](http://gschool.it)
+
+## Submitting Incomplete Solutions
+It's possible to submit an incomplete solution so you can see how others have completed the exercise.

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+# Robot Simulator
+
+Write a robot simulator.
+
+A robot factory's test facility needs a program to verify robot movements.
+
+The robots have three possible movements:
+
+- turn right
+- turn left
+- advance
+
+Robots are placed on a hypothetical infinite grid, facing a particular
+direction (north, east, south, or west) at a set of {x,y} coordinates,
+e.g., {3,8}, with coordinates increasing to the north and east.
+
+The robot then receives a number of instructions, at which point the
+testing facility verifies the robot's new position, and in which
+direction it is pointing.
+
+- The letter-string "RAALAL" means:
+  - Turn right
+  - Advance twice
+  - Turn left
+  - Advance once
+  - Turn left yet again
+- Say a robot starts at {7, 3} facing north. Then running this stream
+  of instructions should leave it at {9, 4} facing west.
+
+### Submitting Exercises
+
+Note that, when trying to submit an exercise, make sure the solution is in the `exercism/python/<exerciseName>` directory.
+
+For example, if you're submitting `bob.py` for the Bob exercise, the submit command would be something like `exercism submit <path_to_exercism_dir>/python/bob/bob.py`.
+
+
+For more detailed information about running tests, code style and linting,
+please see the [help page](http://exercism.io/languages/python).
+
+## Source
+
+Inspired by an interview question at a famous company.
+
+## Submitting Incomplete Solutions
+It's possible to submit an incomplete solution so you can see how others have completed the exercise.

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+# Roman Numerals
+
+Write a function to convert from normal numbers to Roman Numerals.
+
+The Romans were a clever bunch. They conquered most of Europe and ruled
+it for hundreds of years. They invented concrete and straight roads and
+even bikinis. One thing they never discovered though was the number
+zero. This made writing and dating extensive histories of their exploits
+slightly more challenging, but the system of numbers they came up with
+is still in use today. For example the BBC uses Roman numerals to date
+their programmes.
+
+The Romans wrote numbers using letters - I, V, X, L, C, D, M. (notice
+these letters have lots of straight lines and are hence easy to hack
+into stone tablets).
+
+```
+ 1  => I
+10  => X
+ 7  => VII
+```
+
+There is no need to be able to convert numbers larger than about 3000.
+(The Romans themselves didn't tend to go any higher)
+
+Wikipedia says: Modern Roman numerals ... are written by expressing each
+digit separately starting with the left most digit and skipping any
+digit with a value of zero.
+
+To see this in practice, consider the example of 1990.
+
+In Roman numerals 1990 is MCMXC:
+
+1000=M
+900=CM
+90=XC
+
+2008 is written as MMVIII:
+
+2000=MM
+8=VIII
+
+See also: http://www.novaroma.org/via_romana/numbers.html
+
+### Submitting Exercises
+
+Note that, when trying to submit an exercise, make sure the solution is in the `exercism/python/<exerciseName>` directory.
+
+For example, if you're submitting `bob.py` for the Bob exercise, the submit command would be something like `exercism submit <path_to_exercism_dir>/python/bob/bob.py`.
+
+
+For more detailed information about running tests, code style and linting,
+please see the [help page](http://exercism.io/languages/python).
+
+## Source
+
+The Roman Numeral Kata [http://codingdojo.org/cgi-bin/index.pl?KataRomanNumerals](http://codingdojo.org/cgi-bin/index.pl?KataRomanNumerals)
+
+## Submitting Incomplete Solutions
+It's possible to submit an incomplete solution so you can see how others have completed the exercise.

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+# Rotational Cipher
+
+Create an implementation of the rotational cipher, also sometimes called the Caesar cipher.
+
+The Caesar cipher is a simple shift cipher that relies on
+transposing all the letters in the alphabet using an integer key
+between `0` and `26`. Using a key of `0` or `26` will always yield
+the same output due to modular arithmetic. The letter is shifted
+for as many values as the value of the key.
+
+The general notation for rotational ciphers is `ROT + <key>`.
+The most commonly used rotational cipher is `ROT13`.
+
+A `ROT13` on the Latin alphabet would be as follows:
+
+```plain
+Plain:  abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
+Cipher: nopqrstuvwxyzabcdefghijklm
+```
+
+It is stronger than the Atbash cipher because it has 27 possible keys, and 25 usable keys.
+
+Ciphertext is written out in the same formatting as the input including spaces and punctuation.
+
+## Examples
+- ROT5  `omg` gives `trl`
+- ROT0  `c` gives `c`
+- ROT26 `Cool` gives `Cool`
+- ROT13 `The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.` gives `Gur dhvpx oebja sbk whzcf bire gur ynml qbt.`
+- ROT13 `Gur dhvpx oebja sbk whzcf bire gur ynml qbt.` gives `The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.`
+
+### Submitting Exercises
+
+Note that, when trying to submit an exercise, make sure the solution is in the `exercism/python/<exerciseName>` directory.
+
+For example, if you're submitting `bob.py` for the Bob exercise, the submit command would be something like `exercism submit <path_to_exercism_dir>/python/bob/bob.py`.
+
+
+For more detailed information about running tests, code style and linting,
+please see the [help page](http://exercism.io/languages/python).
+
+## Source
+
+Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesar_cipher](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesar_cipher)
+
+## Submitting Incomplete Solutions
+It's possible to submit an incomplete solution so you can see how others have completed the exercise.

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+# Run Length Encoding
+
+Implement run-length encoding and decoding.
+
+Run-length encoding (RLE) is a simple form of data compression, where runs
+(consecutive data elements) are replaced by just one data value and count.
+
+For example we can represent the original 53 characters with only 13.
+
+```
+"WWWWWWWWWWWWBWWWWWWWWWWWWBBBWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWB"  ->  "12WB12W3B24WB"
+```
+
+RLE allows the original data to be perfectly reconstructed from
+the compressed data, which makes it a lossless data compression.
+
+```
+"AABCCCDEEEE"  ->  "2AB3CD4E"  ->  "AABCCCDEEEE"
+```
+
+For simplicity, you can assume that the unencoded string will only contain
+the letters A through Z (either lower or upper case) and whitespace. This way 
+data to be encoded will never contain any numbers and numbers inside data to 
+be decoded always represent the count for the following character.
+
+### Submitting Exercises
+
+Note that, when trying to submit an exercise, make sure the solution is in the `exercism/python/<exerciseName>` directory.
+
+For example, if you're submitting `bob.py` for the Bob exercise, the submit command would be something like `exercism submit <path_to_exercism_dir>/python/bob/bob.py`.
+
+
+For more detailed information about running tests, code style and linting,
+please see the [help page](http://exercism.io/languages/python).
+
+## Source
+
+Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run-length_encoding](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run-length_encoding)
+
+## Submitting Incomplete Solutions
+It's possible to submit an incomplete solution so you can see how others have completed the exercise.