Add longest increasing subseq 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 the longest increasing subsequence.\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",
"* Are duplicates possible?\n",
" * Yes\n",
"* Can we assume the inputs are integers?\n",
" * Yes\n",
"* Can we assume the inputs are valid?\n",
" * No\n",
"* Do we expect the result to be an array of the longest increasing subsequence?\n",
" * Yes\n",
"* Can we assume this fits memory?\n",
" * Yes"
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"## Test Cases\n",
"\n",
"* None -> Exception\n",
"* [] -> []\n",
"* [3, 4, -1, 0, 6, 2, 3] -> [-1, 0, 2, 3]"
]
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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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"class Subsequence(object):\n",
"\n",
" def longest_inc_subseq(self, seq):\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_longest_increasing_subseq.py\n",
"from nose.tools import assert_equal, assert_raises\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"class TestLongestIncreasingSubseq(object):\n",
"\n",
" def test_longest_increasing_subseq(self):\n",
" subseq = Subsequence()\n",
" assert_raises(TypeError, subseq.longest_inc_subseq, None)\n",
" assert_equal(subseq.longest_inc_subseq([]), [])\n",
" seq = [3, 4, -1, 0, 6, 2, 3]\n",
" expected = [-1, 0, 2, 3]\n",
" assert_equal(subseq.longest_inc_subseq(seq), expected)\n",
" print('Success: test_longest_increasing_subseq')\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"def main():\n",
" test = TestLongestIncreasingSubseq()\n",
" test.test_longest_increasing_subseq()\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"if __name__ == '__main__':\n",
" main()"
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"## Solution Notebook\n",
"\n",
"Review the [Solution Notebook]() for a discussion on algorithms and code solutions."
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"# Solution Notebook"
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"## Problem: Find the longest increasing subsequence.\n",
"\n",
"* [Constraints](#Constraints)\n",
"* [Test Cases](#Test-Cases)\n",
"* [Algorithm](#Algorithm)\n",
"* [Code](#Code)\n",
"* [Unit Test](#Unit-Test)"
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"## Constraints\n",
"\n",
"* Are duplicates possible?\n",
" * Yes\n",
"* Can we assume the inputs are integers?\n",
" * Yes\n",
"* Can we assume the inputs are valid?\n",
" * No\n",
"* Do we expect the result to be an array of the longest increasing subsequence?\n",
" * Yes\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",
"* [] -> []\n",
"* [3, 4, -1, 0, 6, 2, 3] -> [-1, 0, 2, 3]"
]
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"## Algorithm\n",
"\n",
"We'll use bottom up dynamic programming to build a table.\n",
"\n",
"<pre>\n",
"Init a temp array of size len(input) to 1. \n",
"We'll use l and r to iterate through the input.\n",
"Array prev will hold the index of the prior smaller value, used to reconstruct the final sequence.\n",
"\n",
"if input[l] < input[r]:\n",
" if temp[r] < temp[l] + 1:\n",
" temp[r] = temp[l] + 1\n",
" prev[r] = l\n",
"\n",
" l r\n",
"index: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6\n",
"---------------------------\n",
"input: 3 4 -1 0 6 2 3\n",
"temp: 1 2 1 1 1 1 1\n",
"prev: x x x x x x x\n",
"\n",
"End result:\n",
"\n",
"index: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6\n",
"---------------------------\n",
"input: 3 4 -1 0 6 2 3\n",
"temp: 1 2 1 2 3 3 4\n",
"prev: x 0 x 2 1 3 5\n",
"</pre>\n",
"\n",
"Complexity:\n",
"* Time: O(n^2)\n",
"* Space: O(n)"
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"## Code"
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"class Subsequence(object):\n",
"\n",
" def longest_inc_subseq(self, seq):\n",
" if seq is None:\n",
" raise TypeError('seq cannot be None')\n",
" if not seq:\n",
" return []\n",
" temp = [1] * len(seq)\n",
" prev = [None] * len(seq)\n",
" for r in range(1, len(seq)):\n",
" for l in range(r):\n",
" if seq[l] < seq[r]:\n",
" if temp[r] < temp[l] + 1:\n",
" temp[r] = temp[l] + 1\n",
" prev[r] = l\n",
" max_val = 0\n",
" max_index = -1\n",
" results = []\n",
" for index, value in enumerate(temp):\n",
" if value > max_val:\n",
" max_val = value\n",
" max_index = index\n",
" curr_index = max_index\n",
" while curr_index is not None:\n",
" results.append(seq[curr_index])\n",
" curr_index = prev[curr_index]\n",
" return results[::-1]"
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"## Unit Test"
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"Overwriting test_longest_increasing_subseq.py\n"
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"%%writefile test_longest_increasing_subseq.py\n",
"from nose.tools import assert_equal, assert_raises\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"class TestLongestIncreasingSubseq(object):\n",
"\n",
" def test_longest_increasing_subseq(self):\n",
" subseq = Subsequence()\n",
" assert_raises(TypeError, subseq.longest_inc_subseq, None)\n",
" assert_equal(subseq.longest_inc_subseq([]), [])\n",
" seq = [3, 4, -1, 0, 6, 2, 3]\n",
" expected = [-1, 0, 2, 3]\n",
" assert_equal(subseq.longest_inc_subseq(seq), expected)\n",
" print('Success: test_longest_increasing_subseq')\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"def main():\n",
" test = TestLongestIncreasingSubseq()\n",
" test.test_longest_increasing_subseq()\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"if __name__ == '__main__':\n",
" main()"
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"Success: test_longest_increasing_subseq\n"
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"%run -i test_longest_increasing_subseq.py"
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from nose.tools import assert_equal, assert_raises
class TestLongestIncreasingSubseq(object):
def test_longest_increasing_subseq(self):
subseq = Subsequence()
assert_raises(TypeError, subseq.longest_inc_subseq, None)
assert_equal(subseq.longest_inc_subseq([]), [])
seq = [3, 4, -1, 0, 6, 2, 3]
expected = [-1, 0, 2, 3]
assert_equal(subseq.longest_inc_subseq(seq), expected)
print('Success: test_longest_increasing_subseq')
def main():
test = TestLongestIncreasingSubseq()
test.test_longest_increasing_subseq()
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()