Add pairwise swap challenge

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"This notebook was prepared by [Donne Martin](https://github.com/donnemartin). Source and license info is on [GitHub](https://github.com/donnemartin/interactive-coding-challenges)."
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"# Challenge Notebook"
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"## Problem: Swap the odd and even bits of a positive integer with as few operations as possible.\n",
"\n",
"* [Constraints](#Constraints)\n",
"* [Test Cases](#Test-Cases)\n",
"* [Algorithm](#Algorithm)\n",
"* [Code](#Code)\n",
"* [Unit Test](#Unit-Test)\n",
"* [Solution Notebook](#Solution-Notebook)"
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"## Constraints\n",
"\n",
"* Can we assume the input is always a positive int?\n",
" * Yes\n",
"* Can we assume we're working with 32 bits?\n",
" * Yes\n",
"* Is the output an int?\n",
" * Yes\n",
"* Can we assume the inputs are valid (not None)?\n",
" * No\n",
"* Can we assume this fits memory?\n",
" * Yes"
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"metadata": {},
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"## Test Cases\n",
"\n",
"* None -> Exception\n",
"* 0 -> 0\n",
"* -1 -> -1\n",
"* General case\n",
"<pre>\n",
" input = 1001 1111 0110\n",
" result = 0110 1111 1001\n",
"<pre>"
]
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"metadata": {},
"source": [
"## Algorithm\n",
"\n",
"Refer to the [Solution Notebook](). If you are stuck and need a hint, the solution notebook's algorithm discussion might be a good place to start."
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"## Code"
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"class Bits(object):\n",
"\n",
" def pairwise_swap(self, num):\n",
" # TODO: Implement me\n",
" pass"
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"metadata": {},
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"## Unit Test"
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"metadata": {},
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"**The following unit test is expected to fail until you solve the challenge.**"
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"# %load test_pairwise_swap.py\n",
"from nose.tools import assert_equal\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"class TestBits(object):\n",
"\n",
" def test_pairwise_swap(self):\n",
" bits = Bits()\n",
" assert_equal(bits.pairwise_swap(0), 0)\n",
" assert_equal(bits.pairwise_swap(1), 1)\n",
" num = int('0000100111110110', base=2)\n",
" expected = int('0000011011111001', base=2)\n",
" assert_equal(bits.pairwise_swap(num), expected)\n",
" print('Success: test_pairwise_swap')\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"def main():\n",
" test = TestBits()\n",
" test.test_pairwise_swap()\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"if __name__ == '__main__':\n",
" main()"
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"metadata": {},
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"## Solution Notebook\n",
"\n",
"Review the [Solution Notebook]() for a discussion on algorithms and code solutions."
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"metadata": {},
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"# Solution Notebook"
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"## Problem: Swap the odd and even bits of a positive integer with as few operations as possible.\n",
"\n",
"* [Constraints](#Constraints)\n",
"* [Test Cases](#Test-Cases)\n",
"* [Algorithm](#Algorithm)\n",
"* [Code](#Code)\n",
"* [Unit Test](#Unit-Test)"
]
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"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
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"## Constraints\n",
"\n",
"* Can we assume the input is always a positive int?\n",
" * Yes\n",
"* Can we assume we're working with 32 bits?\n",
" * Yes\n",
"* Is the output an int?\n",
" * Yes\n",
"* Can we assume the inputs are valid (not None)?\n",
" * No\n",
"* Can we assume this fits memory?\n",
" * Yes"
]
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{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"## Test Cases\n",
"\n",
"* None -> Exception\n",
"* 0 -> 0\n",
"* -1 -> -1\n",
"* General case\n",
"<pre>\n",
" input = 0000 1001 1111 0110\n",
" result = 0000 0110 1111 1001\n",
"<pre>"
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"## Algorithm\n",
"\n",
"<pre>\n",
"* Isolate the odd bits with a mask:\n",
" 0000 1001 1111 0110 num\n",
" 1010 1010 1010 1010 mask\n",
" --------------------------------\n",
" 0000 1000 1010 0010 num & mask\n",
"\n",
"* Shift the odd bits right:\n",
" 0000 0100 0101 0001 odd\n",
"\n",
"* Isolate the even bits with a mask:\n",
" 0000 1001 1111 0110 num\n",
" 0101 0101 0101 0101 mask\n",
" --------------------------------\n",
" 0000 0001 0101 0100 num & mask\n",
"\n",
"* Shift the even bits left:\n",
" 0000 0010 1010 1000 even\n",
"\n",
"* Return even | odd\n",
" 0000 0100 0101 0001 odd\n",
" 0000 0010 1010 1000 even\n",
" --------------------------------\n",
" 0000 0110 1111 1001 odd | even\n",
"</pre>\n",
"\n",
"Complexity:\n",
"* Time: O(b), where b is the number of bits\n",
"* Space: O(b), where b is the number of bits"
]
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"## Code"
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"class Bits(object):\n",
"\n",
" def pairwise_swap(self, num):\n",
" if num is None:\n",
" raise TypeError('num cannot be None')\n",
" if num == 0 or num == 1:\n",
" return num\n",
" odd = (num & int('1010101010101010', base=2)) >> 1\n",
" even = (num & int('0101010101010101', base=2)) << 1\n",
" return odd | even"
]
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"metadata": {},
"source": [
"## Unit Test"
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"Overwriting test_pairwise_swap.py\n"
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"%%writefile test_pairwise_swap.py\n",
"from nose.tools import assert_equal, assert_raises\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"class TestBits(object):\n",
"\n",
" def test_pairwise_swap(self):\n",
" bits = Bits()\n",
" assert_equal(bits.pairwise_swap(0), 0)\n",
" assert_equal(bits.pairwise_swap(1), 1)\n",
" num = int('0000100111110110', base=2)\n",
" expected = int('0000011011111001', base=2)\n",
" assert_equal(bits.pairwise_swap(num), expected)\n",
" assert_raises(TypeError, bits.pairwise_swap, None)\n",
" \n",
" print('Success: test_pairwise_swap')\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"def main():\n",
" test = TestBits()\n",
" test.test_pairwise_swap()\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"if __name__ == '__main__':\n",
" main()"
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"Success: test_pairwise_swap\n"
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"%run -i test_pairwise_swap.py"
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from nose.tools import assert_equal, assert_raises
class TestBits(object):
def test_pairwise_swap(self):
bits = Bits()
assert_equal(bits.pairwise_swap(0), 0)
assert_equal(bits.pairwise_swap(1), 1)
num = int('0000100111110110', base=2)
expected = int('0000011011111001', base=2)
assert_equal(bits.pairwise_swap(num), expected)
assert_raises(TypeError, bits.pairwise_swap, None)
print('Success: test_pairwise_swap')
def main():
test = TestBits()
test.test_pairwise_swap()
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()