new challenge: reverse_words

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"<small> <i> This notebook was prepared by Marco Guajardo. For license visit [github](https://github.com/donnemartin/interactive-coding-challenges) </i> </small>\n",
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"# Challenge Notebook\n"
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"source": [
"## Problem: Given a string of words, return a string with the words in reverse"
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"* [Constraits](#Constraint)\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",
"* Can we assume the string is ASCII?\n",
" * Yes\n",
"* Is whitespace important?\n",
" * no the whitespace does not change\n",
"* Is this case sensitive?\n",
" * yes\n",
"* What if the string is empty?\n",
" * return None\n",
"* Is the order of words important?\n",
" * yes\n"
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"## Test Cases\n",
"* Empty string -> None\n",
"* \"the sun is very hot\" -> \"eht nus si yrev toh\"\n"
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"## Algorithm\n",
"* Refer to the [Solution](https://github.com/donnemartin/interactive-coding-challenges/blob/master/arrays_strings/reverse_words/reverse_words_solution.ipynb) 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 reverse_words (S):\n",
" #TODO: implement me\n",
" pass "
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"## Unit Test\n",
"<b> The following unit test is expected to fail until you solve challenge </b>"
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"from nose.tools import assert_equal\n",
"\n",
"class UnitTest (object):\n",
" def testReverseWords(self):\n",
" assert_equal(func('the sun is hot'), 'eht nus si toh')\n",
" assert_equal(func(''), None)\n",
" assert_equal(func('123 456 789'), '321 654 987')\n",
" assert_equal(func('magic'), 'cigam')\n",
" print('Success: reverse_words')\n",
" \n",
"def main():\n",
" test = UnitTest()\n",
" test.testReverseWords()\n",
"\n",
"if __name__==\"__main__\":\n",
" main()"
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"metadata": {},
"source": [
"## Solution Notebook\n",
"* Review the [Solution Notebook](https://github.com/donnemartin/interactive-coding-challenges/blob/master/arrays_strings/reverse_words/reverse_words_solution.ipynb) for discussion on algorithms and code solutions."
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"# Solution notebook\n",
"## Problem: Given a string of words, return a string with the words in reverse"
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"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"* [Constraits](#Constraint)\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",
"* Can we assume the string is ASCII?\n",
" * Yes\n",
"* Is whitespace important?\n",
" * no the whitespace does not change\n",
"* Is this case sensitive?\n",
" * yes\n",
"* What if the string is empty?\n",
" * return None\n",
"* Is the order of words important?\n",
" * yes\n",
"\n"
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"## Algorithm: Split words into a list and reverse each word individually\n",
"Steps:\n",
"\n",
"* Check if string is empty\n",
"* If not empty, split the string into a list of words \n",
"* For each word on the list\n",
" * reverse the word\n",
"* Return the string representation of the list\n",
"\n",
"Complexity:\n",
"\n",
"* Time complexity is O(n) where n is the number of chars.\n",
"* Space complexity is O(n) where n is the number of chars. "
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"def reverse_words(S):\n",
" if len(S) is 0:\n",
" return None\n",
" \n",
" words = S.split()\n",
" for i in range (len(words)):\n",
" words[i] = words[i][::-1]\n",
" \n",
" return \" \".join(words)"
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"Overwriting reverse_words_solution.py\n"
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"%%writefile reverse_words_solution.py\n",
"from nose.tools import assert_equal\n",
"\n",
"class UnitTest (object):\n",
" def testReverseWords(self, func):\n",
" assert_equal(func('the sun is hot'), 'eht nus si toh')\n",
" assert_equal(func(''), None)\n",
" assert_equal(func('123 456 789'), '321 654 987')\n",
" assert_equal(func('magic'), 'cigam')\n",
" print('Success: reverse_words')\n",
" \n",
"def main():\n",
" test = UnitTest()\n",
" test.testReverseWords(reverse_words)\n",
"\n",
"if __name__==\"__main__\":\n",
" main()"
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"Success: reverse_words\n"
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"run -i reverse_words_solution.py"
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from nose.tools import assert_equal
class UnitTest (object):
def testReverseWords(self, func):
assert_equal(func('the sun is hot'), 'eht nus si toh')
assert_equal(func(''), None)
assert_equal(func('123 456 789'), '321 654 987')
assert_equal(func('magic'), 'cigam')
print('Success: reverse_words')
def main():
test = UnitTest()
test.testReverseWords(reverse_words)
if __name__=="__main__":
main()