Add permutations 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: Find all permutations of an input string.\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 the input have duplicates?\n",
" * Yes\n",
"* Can the output have duplicates?\n",
" * No\n",
"* Is the output a list of strings?\n",
" * Yes\n",
"* Do we have to output the results in sorted order?\n",
" * No\n",
"* Can we assume the inputs are valid?\n",
" * No\n",
"* Can we assume this fits memory?\n",
" * Yes"
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"## Test Cases\n",
"\n",
"<pre>\n",
"* None -> None\n",
"* '' -> ''\n",
"* 'AABC' -> ['AABC', 'AACB', 'ABAC', 'ABCA',\n",
" 'ACAB', 'ACBA', 'BAAC', 'BACA',\n",
" 'BCAA', 'CAAB', 'CABA', 'CBAA']\n",
"</pre>"
]
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"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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"source": [
"## Code"
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"class Permutations(object):\n",
"\n",
" def find_permutations(self, string):\n",
" # TODO: Implement me\n",
" pass"
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"metadata": {},
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"## Unit Test"
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"**The following unit test is expected to fail until you solve the challenge.**"
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"# %load test_permutations.py\n",
"from nose.tools import assert_equal\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"class TestPermutations(object):\n",
"\n",
" def test_permutations(self):\n",
" permutations = Permutations()\n",
" assert_equal(permutations.find_permutations(None), None)\n",
" assert_equal(permutations.find_permutations(''), '')\n",
" string = 'AABC'\n",
" expected = [\n",
" 'AABC', 'AACB', 'ABAC', 'ABCA',\n",
" 'ACAB', 'ACBA', 'BAAC', 'BACA',\n",
" 'BCAA', 'CAAB', 'CABA', 'CBAA'\n",
" ]\n",
" assert_equal(permutations.find_permutations(string), expected)\n",
" print('Success: test_permutations')\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"def main():\n",
" test = TestPermutations()\n",
" test.test_permutations()\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"if __name__ == '__main__':\n",
" main()"
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"source": [
"## Solution Notebook\n",
"\n",
"Review the [Solution Notebook]() for a discussion on algorithms and code solutions."
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"cells": [
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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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"# Solution Notebook"
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"## Problem: Find all permutations of an input string.\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 the input have duplicates?\n",
" * Yes\n",
"* Can the output have duplicates?\n",
" * No\n",
"* Is the output a list of strings?\n",
" * Yes\n",
"* Do we have to output the results in sorted order?\n",
" * No\n",
"* Can we assume the inputs are valid?\n",
" * No\n",
"* Can we assume this fits memory?\n",
" * Yes"
]
},
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"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"## Test Cases\n",
"\n",
"<pre>\n",
"* None -> None\n",
"* '' -> ''\n",
"* 'AABC' -> ['AABC', 'AACB', 'ABAC', 'ABCA',\n",
" 'ACAB', 'ACBA', 'BAAC', 'BACA',\n",
" 'BCAA', 'CAAB', 'CABA', 'CBAA']\n",
"</pre>"
]
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"metadata": {},
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"## Algorithm\n",
"\n",
"* Build a dictionary of {chars: counts} where counts is the number of times each char is found in the input\n",
"* Loop through each item in the dictionary\n",
" * If the counts is 0, continue\n",
" * Decrement the current char's count in the dictionary\n",
" * Add the current char to the current results\n",
" * If the current result is the same length as the input, add it to the results\n",
" * Else, recurse\n",
" * Backtrack by:\n",
" * Removing the just added current char from the current results\n",
" * Incrementing the current char's acount in the dictionary\n",
"\n",
"Complexity:\n",
"* Time: O(n!)\n",
"* Space: O(n!) since we are storing the results in an array, or O(n) if we are just printing each result"
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"## Code"
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"from collections import OrderedDict\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"class Permutations(object):\n",
"\n",
" def _build_counts_map(self, string):\n",
" counts_map = OrderedDict()\n",
" for char in string:\n",
" if char in counts_map:\n",
" counts_map[char] += 1\n",
" else:\n",
" counts_map[char] = 1\n",
" return counts_map\n",
"\n",
" def find_permutations(self, string):\n",
" if string is None or string == '':\n",
" return string\n",
" counts_map = self._build_counts_map(string)\n",
" curr_results = []\n",
" results = []\n",
" self._find_permutations(counts_map, curr_results, results, len(string))\n",
" return results\n",
"\n",
" def _find_permutations(self, counts_map, curr_result,\n",
" results, input_length):\n",
" for char in counts_map:\n",
" if counts_map[char] == 0:\n",
" continue\n",
" curr_result.append(char)\n",
" counts_map[char] -= 1\n",
" if len(curr_result) == input_length:\n",
" results.append(''.join(curr_result))\n",
" else:\n",
" self._find_permutations(counts_map, curr_result,\n",
" results, input_length)\n",
" counts_map[char] += 1\n",
" curr_result.pop()"
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"## Unit Test"
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"Overwriting test_permutations.py\n"
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"%%writefile test_permutations.py\n",
"from nose.tools import assert_equal\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"class TestPermutations(object):\n",
"\n",
" def test_permutations(self):\n",
" permutations = Permutations()\n",
" assert_equal(permutations.find_permutations(None), None)\n",
" assert_equal(permutations.find_permutations(''), '')\n",
" string = 'AABC'\n",
" expected = [\n",
" 'AABC', 'AACB', 'ABAC', 'ABCA',\n",
" 'ACAB', 'ACBA', 'BAAC', 'BACA',\n",
" 'BCAA', 'CAAB', 'CABA', 'CBAA'\n",
" ]\n",
" assert_equal(permutations.find_permutations(string), expected)\n",
" print('Success: test_permutations')\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"def main():\n",
" test = TestPermutations()\n",
" test.test_permutations()\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"if __name__ == '__main__':\n",
" main()"
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"Success: test_permutations\n"
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"%run -i test_permutations.py"
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from nose.tools import assert_equal
class TestPermutations(object):
def test_permutations(self):
permutations = Permutations()
assert_equal(permutations.find_permutations(None), None)
assert_equal(permutations.find_permutations(''), '')
string = 'AABC'
expected = [
'AABC', 'AACB', 'ABAC', 'ABCA',
'ACAB', 'ACBA', 'BAAC', 'BACA',
'BCAA', 'CAAB', 'CABA', 'CBAA'
]
assert_equal(permutations.find_permutations(string), expected)
print('Success: test_permutations')
def main():
test = TestPermutations()
test.test_permutations()
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()