{ "cells": [ { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Problem: Partition a linked list around a value x, such that all nodes less than x come before all nodes greater than or equal to x.\n", "\n", "* [Clarifying Questions](#Clarifying-Questions)\n", "* [Test Cases](#Test-Cases)\n", "* [Algorithm](#Algorithm)\n", "* [Code](#Code)" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Clarifying Questions\n", "\n", "* Can we create additional data structures?\n", " * Yes\n", "* Do you expect the function to return a new list?\n", " * Yes" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Test Cases\n", "\n", "* Empty list\n", "* One element list\n", "* Left linked list is empty\n", "* Right linked list is empty\n", "* X invalid\n", "* General case\n", " * Partition = 10\n", " * Input: 4, 3, 7, 8, 10, 1, 10, 12\n", " * Output: 4, 3, 7, 8, 1, 10, 10, 12" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Algorithm\n", "\n", "* Test error cases\n", "* Create left and right linked lists\n", "* For each element in the list\n", " * If elem < x, append to the left list\n", " * else, append to the right list\n", "* Merge left and right lists\n", "\n", "Complexity:\n", "* Time: O(n)\n", "* Space: O(n)" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Code" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "metadata": { "collapsed": true }, "outputs": [], "source": [ "%run linked_list.py" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "metadata": { "collapsed": true }, "outputs": [], "source": [ "class MyLinkedList(LinkedList):\n", " def partition(self, data):\n", " if self.head is None:\n", " return\n", " if type(data) != int:\n", " raise ValueError('Invalid int argument: data')\n", " left = MyLinkedList(None)\n", " right = MyLinkedList(None)\n", " curr = self.head\n", " while curr is not None:\n", " if curr.data < data:\n", " left.append(curr.data)\n", " else:\n", " right.append(curr.data)\n", " curr = curr.next\n", " curr_left = left.head\n", " if curr_left is None:\n", " return right\n", " else:\n", " while curr_left.next is not None:\n", " curr_left = curr_left.next\n", " curr_left.next = right.head\n", " return left" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "metadata": { "collapsed": false }, "outputs": [], "source": [ "print('Empty list')\n", "linked_list = MyLinkedList(None)\n", "linked_list.partition(10)\n", "linked_list.print_list()\n", "print('X invalid')\n", "head = Node(12)\n", "linked_list = MyLinkedList(head)\n", "try:\n", " linked_list.partition('a')\n", "except ValueError as err:\n", " print(err)\n", "linked_list.print_list()\n", "print('One element list')\n", "print('Left linked list is empty')\n", "linked_list.partition(1)\n", "linked_list.print_list()\n", "print('Right linked list is empty')\n", "linked_list.partition(20)\n", "linked_list.print_list()\n", "print('General case')\n", "# Partition = 10\n", "# Input 4, 3, 7, 8, 10, 1, 10, 12\n", "# Output 4, 3, 7, 8, 1, 10, 10, 12\n", "linked_list.insert_to_front(10)\n", "linked_list.insert_to_front(1)\n", "linked_list.insert_to_front(10)\n", "linked_list.insert_to_front(8)\n", "linked_list.insert_to_front(7)\n", "linked_list.insert_to_front(3)\n", "linked_list.insert_to_front(4)\n", "partitioned_list = linked_list.partition(10)\n", "partitioned_list.print_list()" ] } ], "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": "2.7.9" } }, "nbformat": 4, "nbformat_minor": 0 }