Added quicksort challenge.

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Donne Martin 2015-07-01 06:47:09 -04:00
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"<small><i>This notebook was prepared by [Donne Martin](http://donnemartin.com). Source and license info is on [GitHub](https://bit.ly/code-notes).</i></small>"
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"## Problem: Implement quick sort.\n",
"\n",
"* [Constraints](#Constraints)\n",
"* [Test Cases](#Test-Cases)\n",
"* [Algorithm](#Algorithm)\n",
"* [Code](#Code)\n",
"* [Unit Test](#Unit-Test)\n",
"* [Pythonic-Code](#Pythonic-Code)"
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"## Constraints\n",
"\n",
"*Problem statements are often intentionally ambiguous. Identifying constraints and stating assumptions can help to ensure you code the intended solution.*\n",
"\n",
"* Is a naiive solution sufficient (ie not in-place)?\n",
" * Yes"
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"## Test Cases\n",
"\n",
"* Empty input -> []\n",
"* One element -> [element]\n",
"* Two or more elements"
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"## 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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"def quick_sort(data):\n",
" # TODO: Implement me\n",
" pass"
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"## Unit Test\n",
"\n",
"*It is important to identify and run through general and edge cases from the [Test Cases](#Test-Cases) section by hand. You generally will not be asked to write a unit test like what is shown below.*\n",
"\n",
"**The following unit test is expected to fail until you solve the challenge.**"
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"# %load test_quick_sort.py\n",
"from nose.tools import assert_equal\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"class TestQuickSort(object):\n",
" def test_quick_sort(self, func):\n",
" print('Empty input')\n",
" data = []\n",
" func(data)\n",
" assert_equal(data, [])\n",
"\n",
" print('One element')\n",
" data = [5]\n",
" func(data)\n",
" assert_equal(data, [5])\n",
"\n",
" print('Two or more elements')\n",
" data = [5, 1, 7, 2, 6, -3, 5, 7, -1]\n",
" data = func(data)\n",
" assert_equal(data, sorted(data))\n",
" \n",
" print('Success: test_quick_sort\\n')\n",
"\n",
"def main():\n",
" test = TestQuickSort()\n",
" test.test_quick_sort(quick_sort)\n",
" try:\n",
" test.test_quick_sort(quick_sort_alt)\n",
" except NameError:\n",
" # Alternate solutions are only defined\n",
" # in the solutions file\n",
" pass\n",
" \n",
"if __name__ == '__main__':\n",
" main()"
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"\n",
"*Problem statements are often intentionally ambiguous. Identifying constraints and stating assumptions can help to ensure you code the intended solution.*\n",
"\n",
"* Are you looking for a naiive solution (ie not in-place)?\n",
"* Is a naiive solution sufficient (ie not in-place)?\n",
" * Yes"
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"## Test Cases\n",
"\n",
"* Empty input\n",
"* One element\n",
"* Empty input -> []\n",
"* One element -> [element]\n",
"* Two or more elements"
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" right = []\n",
" pivot_index = len(data) / 2\n",
" pivot_value = data[pivot_index]\n",
" \n",
" # Build the left and right partitions\n",
" for i in xrange(0, len(data)):\n",
" if i == pivot_index:\n",
" continue\n",
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" left.append(data[i])\n",
" else:\n",
" right.append(data[i])\n",
" \n",
" # Recursively apply quick_sort\n",
" left = quick_sort(left)\n",
" right = quick_sort(right)\n",
" return left + [pivot_value] + right"
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"Empty input\n",
"One element\n",
"Two or more elements\n",
"Success: test_quick_sort\n",
"\n",
"Empty input\n",
"One element\n",
"Two or more elements\n",
"Success: test_quick_sort\n",
"\n"
"Overwriting test_quick_sort.py\n"
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"%%writefile test_quick_sort.py\n",
"from nose.tools import assert_equal\n",
"\n",
"class Test(object):\n",
"\n",
"class TestQuickSort(object):\n",
" def test_quick_sort(self, func):\n",
" print('Empty input')\n",
" data = []\n",
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" \n",
" print('Success: test_quick_sort\\n')\n",
"\n",
"if __name__ == '__main__':\n",
" test = Test()\n",
"def main():\n",
" test = TestQuickSort()\n",
" test.test_quick_sort(quick_sort)\n",
" test.test_quick_sort(quick_sort_alt)"
" try:\n",
" test.test_quick_sort(quick_sort_alt)\n",
" except NameError:\n",
" # Alternate solutions are only defined\n",
" # in the solutions file\n",
" pass\n",
" \n",
"if __name__ == '__main__':\n",
" main()"
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"Empty input\n",
"One element\n",
"Two or more elements\n",
"Success: test_quick_sort\n",
"\n",
"Empty input\n",
"One element\n",
"Two or more elements\n",
"Success: test_quick_sort\n",
"\n"
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from nose.tools import assert_equal
class TestQuickSort(object):
def test_quick_sort(self, func):
print('Empty input')
data = []
func(data)
assert_equal(data, [])
print('One element')
data = [5]
func(data)
assert_equal(data, [5])
print('Two or more elements')
data = [5, 1, 7, 2, 6, -3, 5, 7, -1]
data = func(data)
assert_equal(data, sorted(data))
print('Success: test_quick_sort\n')
def main():
test = TestQuickSort()
test.test_quick_sort(quick_sort)
try:
test.test_quick_sort(quick_sort_alt)
except NameError:
# Alternate solutions are only defined
# in the solutions file
pass
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()