Added notebook solving the following: Partition a linked list around a given value.

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* [Remove duplicates from a linked list](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/github/donnemartin/algorithms-data-structures/blob/master/linked-lists/remove-duplicates.ipynb) * [Remove duplicates from a linked list](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/github/donnemartin/algorithms-data-structures/blob/master/linked-lists/remove-duplicates.ipynb)
* [Find the kth to last element of a linked list](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/github/donnemartin/algorithms-data-structures/blob/master/linked-lists/kth-to-last-elem.ipynb) * [Find the kth to last element of a linked list](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/github/donnemartin/algorithms-data-structures/blob/master/linked-lists/kth-to-last-elem.ipynb)
* [Delete a node in the middle of a linked list, given access to only that node](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/github/donnemartin/algorithms-data-structures/blob/master/linked-lists/delete-mid.ipynb) * [Delete a node in the middle of a linked list, given access to only that node](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/github/donnemartin/algorithms-data-structures/blob/master/linked-lists/delete-mid.ipynb)
* [Partition a linked list around a given value](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/github/donnemartin/algorithms-data-structures/blob/master/linked-lists/partition.ipynb)
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"## Problem: Partition a linked list around a value x, such that all nodes less than x come before all nodes greater than or equal to x.\n",
"\n",
"* [Clarifying Questions](#Clarifying-Questions)\n",
"* [Test Cases](#Test-Cases)\n",
"* [Algorithm](#Algorithm)\n",
"* [Code](#Code)\n",
"* [Pythonic-Code](#Pythonic-Code)"
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"## Clarifying Questions\n",
"\n",
"* Can we create additional data structures?\n",
" * Yes\n",
"* Do you expect the function to return a new list?\n",
" * Yes"
]
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"## Test Cases\n",
"\n",
"* Empty list\n",
"* One element list\n",
"* Left linked list is empty\n",
"* Right linked list is empty\n",
"* X invalid\n",
"* General case\n",
" * Partition = 10\n",
" * Input: 4, 3, 7, 8, 10, 1, 10, 12\n",
" * Output: 4, 3, 7, 8, 1, 10, 10, 12"
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"## Algorithm\n",
"\n",
"* Test error cases\n",
"* Create left and right linked lists\n",
"* For each element in the list\n",
" * If elem < x, append to the left list\n",
" * else, append to the right list\n",
"* Merge left and right lists\n",
"\n",
"Complexity:\n",
"* Time: O(n)\n",
"* Space: O(n)"
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"source": [
"## Code"
]
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"%run linked_list.py"
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"class MyLinkedList(LinkedList):\n",
" def partition(self, data):\n",
" if self.head is None:\n",
" return\n",
" if type(data) != int:\n",
" raise ValueError('Invalid int argument: data')\n",
" left = MyLinkedList(None)\n",
" right = MyLinkedList(None)\n",
" curr = self.head\n",
" while curr is not None:\n",
" if curr.data < data:\n",
" left.append(curr.data)\n",
" else:\n",
" right.append(curr.data)\n",
" curr = curr.next\n",
" curr_left = left.head\n",
" if curr_left is None:\n",
" return right\n",
" else:\n",
" while curr_left.next is not None:\n",
" curr_left = curr_left.next\n",
" curr_left.next = right.head\n",
" return left"
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"print('Empty list')\n",
"linked_list = MyLinkedList(None)\n",
"linked_list.partition(10)\n",
"linked_list.print_list()\n",
"print('X invalid')\n",
"head = Node(12)\n",
"linked_list = MyLinkedList(head)\n",
"try:\n",
" linked_list.partition('a')\n",
"except ValueError as err:\n",
" print(err)\n",
"linked_list.print_list()\n",
"print('One element list')\n",
"print('Left linked list is empty')\n",
"linked_list.partition(1)\n",
"linked_list.print_list()\n",
"print('Right linked list is empty')\n",
"linked_list.partition(20)\n",
"linked_list.print_list()\n",
"print('General case')\n",
"# Partition = 10\n",
"# Input 4, 3, 7, 8, 10, 1, 10, 12\n",
"# Output 4, 3, 7, 8, 1, 10, 10, 12\n",
"linked_list.insert_to_front(10)\n",
"linked_list.insert_to_front(1)\n",
"linked_list.insert_to_front(10)\n",
"linked_list.insert_to_front(8)\n",
"linked_list.insert_to_front(7)\n",
"linked_list.insert_to_front(3)\n",
"linked_list.insert_to_front(4)\n",
"partitioned_list = linked_list.partition(10)\n",
"partitioned_list.print_list()"
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