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Solution to Nesting by codility

22 Jan

Question: http://codility.com/demo/take-sample-test/nesting Question Name: Nesting This question is nearly the same as the previous one, but does not need a stack.

def solution(S):

parentheses = 0

for element in S:

if element == "(":

parentheses += 1

else:

parentheses -= 1

if parentheses < 0:

return 0

if parentheses == 0:

return 1

else:

return 0

Solution to Brackets by codility

22 Jan

Question: http://codility.com/demo/take-sample-test/brackets Question Name: Brackets Classic application of stacks.

def solution(S):

if len(S) % 2 == 1: return 0

matched = {"]":"[", "}":"{", ")": "("}

to_push = ["[", "{", "("]

stack = []

for element in S:

if element in to_push:

stack.append(element)

else:

if len(stack) == 0:

return 0

elif matched[element] != stack.pop():

return 0

if len(stack) == 0:

return 1

else:

return 0

UPDATE (2016-07-19): Much appreciate Jeffrey’s comment and suggestion: I’m surprised so few people didn’t do a simple modulo at the start to check whether there is an even number of chars. … Read More »

Solution to beta2010 (Number-Of-Disc-Intersections) by codility

22 Jan

Question: http://codility.com/demo/take-sample-test/number_of_disc_intersections Question Name: beta2010 or NumberOfDiscIntersections Interesting question. Does geometry matter here? Not much.

def solution(A):

discs_count = len(A) # The total number of discs

range_upper = [0]*discs_count # The upper limit position of discs

range_lower = [0]*discs_count # The lower limit position of discs

# Fill the limit_upper and limit_lower

for index in xrange(0, discs_count):

range_upper[index] = index + A[index]

range_lower[index] = index - A[index]

range_upper.sort()

range_lower.sort()

range_lower_index = 0

intersect_count = 0

for range_upper_index in xrange(0, discs_count):

# Compute for each disc

while range_lower_index < discs_count and

range_upper[range_upper_index] >= range_lower[range_lower_index]:

# Find all the discs that:

# disc_center - disc_radius <= current_center + current_radius

range_lower_index += 1

# We must exclude some discs such that:

# disc_center - disc_radius <= current_center + current_radius

# AND

# disc_center + disc_radius <(=) current_center + current_radius

# These discs are not intersected with current disc, and below the

# current one completely.

# After removing, the left discs are intersected with current disc,

# and above the current one.

# Attention: the current disc is intersecting itself in this result

# set. But it should not be. So we need to minus one to fix it.

intersect_count += range_lower_index - range_upper_index -1

if intersect_count > 10000000:

return -1

return intersect_count

UPDATE on 2015/10/16: here is some pseudo-code to help you understand. Firstly, we convert the 2D problem into 1D. Because all the circles’ center … Read More »

Solution to Triangle by codility

21 Jan

Question: http://codility.com/demo/take-sample-test/triangle Question Name: Triangle Update: we need two parts to prove our solution. On one hand, there is no false triangular. Since the array is sorted, we already know A[index] < = A[index+1] <= A[index+2], and all values are … Read More »

Solution to Max-Product-Of-Three by codility

21 Jan

Question: http://codility.com/demo/take-sample-test/max_product_of_three Question Name: MaxProductOfThree An small trap: multiplying two negatives makes a positive number.

def solution(A):

A.sort()

return max(A[0]*A[1]*A[-1], A[-1]*A[-2]*A[-3])

UPDATE on 03-02-2015: Thanks to @Julian, there is an O(N) solution. We sort the input in the original solution, because we want the two … Read More »

Solution to Genomic-Range-Query by codility

21 Jan

Question: http://codility.com/demo/take-sample-test/genomic_range_query Question Name: GenomicRangeQuery This is a typical case that uses more space for less time.

def solution(S, P, Q):

result = []

DNA_len = len(S)

mapping = {"A":1, "C":2, "G":3, "T":4}

# next_nucl is used to store the position information

# next_nucl[0] is about the "A" nucleotides, [1] about "C"

# [2] about "G", and [3] about "T"

# next_nucl[i][j] = k means: for the corresponding nucleotides i,

# at position j, the next corresponding nucleotides appears

# at position k (including j)

# k == -1 means: the next corresponding nucleotides does not exist

next_nucl = [[-1]*DNA_len, [-1]*DNA_len, [-1]*DNA_len, [-1]*DNA_len]

# Scan the whole DNA sequence, and retrieve the position information

next_nucl[mapping[S[-1]] - 1][-1] = DNA_len-1

for index in range(DNA_len-2,-1,-1):

next_nucl[0][index] = next_nucl[0][index+1]

next_nucl[1][index] = next_nucl[1][index+1]

next_nucl[2][index] = next_nucl[2][index+1]

next_nucl[3][index] = next_nucl[3][index+1]

next_nucl[mapping[S[index]] - 1][index] = index

for index in range(0,len(P)):

if next_nucl[0][P[index]] != -1 and next_nucl[0][P[index]] <= Q[index]:

result.append(1)

elif next_nucl[1][P[index]] != -1 and next_nucl[1][P[index]] <= Q[index]:

result.append(2)

elif next_nucl[2][P[index]] != -1 and next_nucl[2][P[index]] <= Q[index]:

result.append(3)

else:

result.append(4)

return result

Solution to Passing-Cars by codility

20 Jan

Question: http://codility.com/demo/take-sample-test/passing_cars Question Name: PassingCars

def solution(A):

west = 0 # The number of west-driving cars so far

passing = 0 # The number of passing

for index in xrange(len(A)-1,-1,-1):

# Travel the list from the end to the beginning

if A[index] == 0: # A east-driving car

passing += west

if passing > 1000000000:

return -1

else: # A west-driving car

west += 1

return passing

Solution to Max-Counters by codility

19 Jan

Question: http://codility.com/demo/take-sample-test/max_counters Question Name: MaxCounters A straightforward solution is easy as following. But the expected worst-case time complexity cannot be guaranteed.

def solution(N, A):

result = [0]*N

for command in A:

if 1 <= command <= N:

result[command-1] += 1

else:

result[:] = [max(result)]*N

return result

We could use lazy-write to improve the performance. When receiving the max_counter command, we record the current-max value, … Read More »

Solution to Frog-River-One by codility

19 Jan

Question: https://codility.com/demo/take-sample-test/frog_river_one Question Name: FrogRiverOne If coding with C, bitmap is preferred to store which positions are covered.

def solution(X, A):

covered_time = [-1]*X # Record the time, each position is covered

uncovered = X # Record the number of uncovered position

for index in range(0,len(A)):

if covered_time[A[index]-1] != -1:

# This position is already covered

continue

else:

# This position is to be covered

covered_time[A[index]-1] = index

uncovered -= 1

if uncovered == 0:

# All positions are covered

return index

# Finally, some positions are not covered

return -1

Solution to Perm-Check by codility

19 Jan

Question: http://codility.com/demo/take-sample-test/perm_check Question Name: PermCheck This question is a simple variant of the counting question. The Python solution is:

def solution(A):

counter = [0]*len(A)

limit = len(A)

for element in A:

if not 1 <= element <= limit:

return 0

else:

if counter[element-1] != 0:

return 0

else:

counter[element-1] = 1

return 1

The Java solution is:

class Solution {

public static int solution(int[] A) {

int[] counter = new int [A.length];

for(int i= 0; i< A.length; i++){

if (A[i] < 1 || A[i] > A.length) {

// Out of range

return 0;

}

else if(counter[A[i]-1] == 1) {

// met before

return 0;

}

else {

// first time meet

counter[A[i]-1] = 1;

}

return 1;

}

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