Added permutation challenge.

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"<small><i>This notebook was prepared by [Donne Martin](http://donnemartin.com). Source and license info is on [GitHub](https://github.com/donnemartin/coding-challenges).</i></small>"
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"# Challenge Notebook"
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"## Problem: Determine if a string is a permutation of another 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",
"*Problem statements are sometimes ambiguous. Identifying constraints and stating assumptions can help to ensure you code the intended solution.*\n",
"\n",
"* Can we assume the string is ASCII?\n",
" * Yes\n",
" * Note: Unicode strings could require special handling depending on your language\n",
"* Is whitespace important?\n",
" * Yes\n",
"* Is this case sensitive? 'Nib', 'bin' is not a match?\n",
" * Yes"
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"## Test Cases\n",
"\n",
"* One or more empty strings -> False\n",
"* 'Nib', 'bin' -> False\n",
"* 'act', 'cat' -> True\n",
"* 'a ct', 'ca t' -> True"
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"## Algorithm\n",
"\n",
"Refer to the [Solution Notebook](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/github/donnemartin/coding-challenges/blob/master/arrays_strings/permutation/permutation_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 permutations(str1, str2):\n",
" # TODO: Implement me\n",
" pass"
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"## Unit Test"
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"\n",
"\n",
"**The following unit test is expected to fail until you solve the challenge.**"
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"# %load test_permutation_solution.py\n",
"from nose.tools import assert_equal\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"class TestPermutation(object):\n",
" \n",
" def test_permutation(self, func):\n",
" assert_equal(func('', 'foo'), False)\n",
" assert_equal(func('Nib', 'bin'), False)\n",
" assert_equal(func('act', 'cat'), True)\n",
" assert_equal(func('a ct', 'ca t'), True)\n",
" print('Success: test_permutation')\n",
"\n",
"def main():\n",
" test = TestPermutation()\n",
" test.test_permutation(permutations)\n",
" try:\n",
" test.test_permutation(permutations_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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"## Solution Notebook\n",
"\n",
"Review the [Solution Notebook](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/github/donnemartin/coding-challenges/blob/master/arrays_strings/permutation/permutation_solution.ipynb) for a discussion on algorithms and code solutions."
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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>"
"<small><i>This notebook was prepared by [Donne Martin](http://donnemartin.com). Source and license info is on [GitHub](https://github.com/donnemartin/coding-challenges).</i></small>"
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"# Solution Notebook"
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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",
"*Problem statements are sometimes ambiguous. Identifying constraints and stating assumptions can help to ensure you code the intended solution.*\n",
"\n",
"* Can I assume the string is ASCII?\n",
"* Can we assume the string is ASCII?\n",
" * Yes\n",
" * Note: Unicode strings could require special handling depending on your language\n",
"* Is whitespace important?\n",
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"Notes:\n",
"* Since the characters are in ASCII, we could potentially use an array of size 128 (or 256 for extended ASCII), where each array index is equivalent to an ASCII value\n",
"* Instead of using two hash maps, you could use one hash map and increment character values based on the first string and decrement based on the second string\n",
"* You can short circuit if the lengths of each string are not equal, len() in Python is generally O(1)\n",
"* You can short circuit if the lengths of each string are not equal, although len() in Python is generally O(1) unlike other languages like C where getting the length of a string is O(n)\n",
"\n",
"Complexity:\n",
"* Time: O(n)\n",
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"from collections import defaultdict\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"def unique_counts(string):\n",
" dict_chars = defaultdict(int)\n",
" for char in string:\n",
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"Overwriting test_permutation_solution.py\n"
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"*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.*"
"%%writefile test_permutation_solution.py\n",
"from nose.tools import assert_equal\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"class TestPermutation(object):\n",
" \n",
" def test_permutation(self, func):\n",
" assert_equal(func('', 'foo'), False)\n",
" assert_equal(func('Nib', 'bin'), False)\n",
" assert_equal(func('act', 'cat'), True)\n",
" assert_equal(func('a ct', 'ca t'), True)\n",
" print('Success: test_permutation')\n",
"\n",
"def main():\n",
" test = TestPermutation()\n",
" test.test_permutation(permutations)\n",
" try:\n",
" test.test_permutation(permutations_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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"from nose.tools import assert_equal\n",
"\n",
"class Test(object):\n",
" def test_permutation(self, func):\n",
" assert_equal(func('', 'foo'), False)\n",
" assert_equal(func('Nib', 'bin'), False)\n",
" assert_equal(func('act', 'cat'), True)\n",
" assert_equal(func('a ct', 'ca t'), True)\n",
" print('Success: test_permutation')\n",
"\n",
"if __name__ == '__main__':\n",
" test = Test()\n",
" test.test_permutation(permutations)\n",
" test.test_permutation(permutations_alt)"
"run -i test_permutation_solution.py"
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from nose.tools import assert_equal
class TestPermutation(object):
def test_permutation(self, func):
assert_equal(func('', 'foo'), False)
assert_equal(func('Nib', 'bin'), False)
assert_equal(func('act', 'cat'), True)
assert_equal(func('a ct', 'ca t'), True)
print('Success: test_permutation')
def main():
test = TestPermutation()
test.test_permutation(permutations)
try:
test.test_permutation(permutations_alt)
except NameError:
# Alternate solutions are only defined
# in the solutions file
pass
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()