{ "cells": [ { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "This notebook was prepared by [Donne Martin](http://donnemartin.com). Source and license info is on [GitHub](https://bit.ly/code-notes)." ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Problem: Implement a stack with push, pop, and min methods running O(1) time.\n", "\n", "* [Constraints](#Constraints)\n", "* [Test Cases](#Test-Cases)\n", "* [Algorithm](#Algorithm)\n", "* [Code](#Code)\n", "* [Unit Test](#Unit-Test)" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## 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", "* Can we assume this is a stack of ints?\n", " * Yes\n", "* Can we assume we already have a stack class that can be used for this problem?\n", " * Yes" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Test Cases\n", "\n", "* Push/pop on empty stack\n", "* Push/pop on non-empty stack" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Algorithm\n", "\n", "We'll use a second stack to keep track of the minimum values.\n", "\n", "### Min\n", "\n", "* If the second stack is empty, return an error code (max int value)\n", "* Else, return the top of the stack, without popping it\n", "\n", "Complexity:\n", "* Time: O(1)\n", "* Space: O(1)\n", "\n", "### Push\n", "\n", "* Push the data\n", "* If the data is less than min\n", " * Push data to second stack\n", "\n", "Complexity:\n", "* Time: O(1)\n", "* Space: O(n)\n", "\n", "### Pop\n", "\n", "* Pop the data\n", "* If the data is equal to min\n", " * Pop the top of the second stack\n", "* Return the data\n", "\n", "Complexity:\n", "* Time: O(1)\n", "* Space: O(1)" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Code" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": 1, "metadata": { "collapsed": true }, "outputs": [], "source": [ "%run stack.py" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": 2, "metadata": { "collapsed": true }, "outputs": [], "source": [ "import sys\n", "\n", "class MyStack(Stack):\n", " def __init__(self, top=None):\n", " self.min_vals = Stack()\n", " super(MyStack, self).__init__(top)\n", "\n", " def min(self):\n", " if self.min_vals.top is None:\n", " return sys.maxint\n", " else:\n", " return self.min_vals.peek()\n", "\n", " def push(self, data):\n", " super(MyStack, self).push(data)\n", " if data < self.min():\n", " self.min_vals.push(data)\n", "\n", " def pop(self):\n", " data = super(MyStack, self).pop()\n", " if data == self.min():\n", " self.min_vals.pop()\n", " return data" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## 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.*" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": 3, "metadata": { "collapsed": false }, "outputs": [ { "name": "stdout", "output_type": "stream", "text": [ "Test: Push on empty stack, non-empty stack\n", "Test: Pop on non-empty stack\n", "Test: Pop empty stack\n", "Success: test_stack_min\n" ] } ], "source": [ "from nose.tools import assert_equal\n", "\n", "class Test(object):\n", " def test_stack_min(self):\n", " print('Test: Push on empty stack, non-empty stack')\n", " stack = MyStack()\n", " stack.push(5)\n", " assert_equal(stack.peek(), 5)\n", " assert_equal(stack.min(), 5)\n", " stack.push(1)\n", " assert_equal(stack.peek(), 1)\n", " assert_equal(stack.min(), 1)\n", " stack.push(3)\n", " assert_equal(stack.peek(), 3)\n", " assert_equal(stack.min(), 1)\n", " stack.push(0)\n", " assert_equal(stack.peek(), 0)\n", " assert_equal(stack.min(), 0)\n", "\n", " print('Test: Pop on non-empty stack')\n", " assert_equal(stack.pop(), 0)\n", " assert_equal(stack.min(), 1)\n", " assert_equal(stack.pop(), 3)\n", " assert_equal(stack.min(), 1)\n", " assert_equal(stack.pop(), 1)\n", " assert_equal(stack.min(), 5)\n", " assert_equal(stack.pop(), 5)\n", " assert_equal(stack.min(), sys.maxint)\n", "\n", " print('Test: Pop empty stack')\n", " assert_equal(stack.pop(), None)\n", " \n", " print('Success: test_stack_min')\n", "\n", "if __name__ == '__main__':\n", " test = Test()\n", " test.test_stack_min()" ] } ], "metadata": { "kernelspec": { "display_name": "Python 2", "language": "python", "name": "python2" }, "language_info": { "codemirror_mode": { "name": "ipython", "version": 2 }, "file_extension": ".py", "mimetype": "text/x-python", "name": "python", "nbconvert_exporter": "python", "pygments_lexer": "ipython2", "version": "2.7.10" } }, "nbformat": 4, "nbformat_minor": 0 }