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Polish selection sort challenge and solution

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Donne Martin
2016-02-24 06:27:54 -05:00
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sorting_searching/selection_sort/selection_sort_challenge.ipynb
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@@ -117,6 +117,11 @@
"class TestSelectionSort(object):\n", "class TestSelectionSort(object):\n",
"\n", "\n",
" def test_selection_sort(self, func):\n", " def test_selection_sort(self, func):\n",
" print('None input')\n",
" data = None\n",
" func(data)\n",
" assert_equal(data, None)\n",
"\n",
" print('Empty input')\n", " print('Empty input')\n",
" data = []\n", " data = []\n",
" func(data)\n", " func(data)\n",
@@ -139,7 +144,8 @@
" test = TestSelectionSort()\n", " test = TestSelectionSort()\n",
" test.test_selection_sort(selection_sort)\n", " test.test_selection_sort(selection_sort)\n",
" try:\n", " try:\n",
" test.test_selection_sort(selection_sort_iterative)\n", " test.test_selection_sort(selection_sort_recursive)\n",
" test.test_selection_sort(selection_sort_iterative_alt)\n",
" except NameError:\n", " except NameError:\n",
" # Alternate solutions are only defined\n", " # Alternate solutions are only defined\n",
" # in the solutions file\n", " # in the solutions file\n",
@@ -162,21 +168,21 @@
], ],
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"language": "python", "language": "python",
"name": "python2" "name": "python3"
}, },
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"codemirror_mode": { "codemirror_mode": {
"name": "ipython", "name": "ipython",
"version": 2 "version": 3
}, },
"file_extension": ".py", "file_extension": ".py",
"mimetype": "text/x-python", "mimetype": "text/x-python",
"name": "python", "name": "python",
"nbconvert_exporter": "python", "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
"pygments_lexer": "ipython2", "pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
"version": "2.7.10" "version": "3.4.3"
} }
}, },
"nbformat": 4, "nbformat": 4,

101
sorting_searching/selection_sort/selection_sort_solution.ipynb
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@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@
"source": [ "source": [
"## Test Cases\n", "## Test Cases\n",
"\n", "\n",
"* Empty input -> []\n", "* None -> None\n",
"* [] -> []\n",
"* One element -> [element]\n", "* One element -> [element]\n",
"* Two or more elements" "* Two or more elements"
] ]
@@ -65,7 +66,8 @@
"\n", "\n",
"Complexity:\n", "Complexity:\n",
"* Time: O(n^2) average, worst, best\n", "* Time: O(n^2) average, worst, best\n",
"* Space: O(1) iterative, O(n) recursive (unless tail-call elimination is available, then O(1)), generally not stable" "* Space: O(1) iterative, O(n) recursive (unless tail-call elimination is available, then O(1)), generally not stable\n",
" * Note: Tail call elimination is not inherently available in Python. See the following [StackOverflow post](http://stackoverflow.com/a/13592002)."
] ]
}, },
{ {
@@ -82,6 +84,35 @@
"collapsed": true "collapsed": true
}, },
"outputs": [], "outputs": [],
"source": [
"def selection_sort(data):\n",
" if data is None:\n",
" return\n",
" size = len(data)\n",
" for i in range(size):\n",
" if i == size - 1:\n",
" break\n",
" min_index = i\n",
" for j in range(i + 1, size):\n",
" if data[j] < data[min_index]:\n",
" min_index = j\n",
" data[i], data[min_index] = data[min_index], data[i]"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"Below are alternate solutions with helper functions:"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": 2,
"metadata": {
"collapsed": true
},
"outputs": [],
"source": [ "source": [
"def find_min_index(data, start):\n", "def find_min_index(data, start):\n",
" min_index = start\n", " min_index = start\n",
@@ -93,32 +124,20 @@
"\n", "\n",
"def swap(data, i, j):\n", "def swap(data, i, j):\n",
" if (i != j):\n", " if (i != j):\n",
" data[i], data[j] = data[j], data[i]" " data[i], data[j] = data[j], data[i]\n",
] "\n",
}, "\n",
{ "def selection_sort_recursive(data, start=0):\n",
"cell_type": "code", " if data is None:\n",
"execution_count": 2, " return None\n",
"metadata": {
"collapsed": false
},
"outputs": [],
"source": [
"def selection_sort(data, start=0):\n",
" if start < len(data) - 1:\n", " if start < len(data) - 1:\n",
" swap(data, start, find_min_index(data, start))\n", " swap(data, start, find_min_index(data, start))\n",
" selection_sort(data, start+1)" " selection_sort_recursive(data, start+1)\n",
] "\n",
}, "\n",
{ "def selection_sort_iterative_alt(data):\n",
"cell_type": "code", " if data is None:\n",
"execution_count": 3, " return None\n",
"metadata": {
"collapsed": false
},
"outputs": [],
"source": [
"def selection_sort_iterative(data):\n",
" if len(data) == 0 or len(data) == 1:\n", " if len(data) == 0 or len(data) == 1:\n",
" return\n", " return\n",
" for i in range(0, len(data) - 1):\n", " for i in range(0, len(data) - 1):\n",
@@ -135,7 +154,7 @@
}, },
{ {
"cell_type": "code", "cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": 4, "execution_count": 3,
"metadata": { "metadata": {
"collapsed": false "collapsed": false
}, },
@@ -156,6 +175,11 @@
"class TestSelectionSort(object):\n", "class TestSelectionSort(object):\n",
"\n", "\n",
" def test_selection_sort(self, func):\n", " def test_selection_sort(self, func):\n",
" print('None input')\n",
" data = None\n",
" func(data)\n",
" assert_equal(data, None)\n",
"\n",
" print('Empty input')\n", " print('Empty input')\n",
" data = []\n", " data = []\n",
" func(data)\n", " func(data)\n",
@@ -178,7 +202,8 @@
" test = TestSelectionSort()\n", " test = TestSelectionSort()\n",
" test.test_selection_sort(selection_sort)\n", " test.test_selection_sort(selection_sort)\n",
" try:\n", " try:\n",
" test.test_selection_sort(selection_sort_iterative)\n", " test.test_selection_sort(selection_sort_recursive)\n",
" test.test_selection_sort(selection_sort_iterative_alt)\n",
" except NameError:\n", " except NameError:\n",
" # Alternate solutions are only defined\n", " # Alternate solutions are only defined\n",
" # in the solutions file\n", " # in the solutions file\n",
@@ -191,7 +216,7 @@
}, },
{ {
"cell_type": "code", "cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": 5, "execution_count": 4,
"metadata": { "metadata": {
"collapsed": false "collapsed": false
}, },
@@ -200,11 +225,19 @@
"name": "stdout", "name": "stdout",
"output_type": "stream", "output_type": "stream",
"text": [ "text": [
"None input\n",
"Empty input\n", "Empty input\n",
"One element\n", "One element\n",
"Two or more elements\n", "Two or more elements\n",
"Success: test_selection_sort\n", "Success: test_selection_sort\n",
"\n", "\n",
"None input\n",
"Empty input\n",
"One element\n",
"Two or more elements\n",
"Success: test_selection_sort\n",
"\n",
"None input\n",
"Empty input\n", "Empty input\n",
"One element\n", "One element\n",
"Two or more elements\n", "Two or more elements\n",
@@ -220,21 +253,21 @@
], ],
"metadata": { "metadata": {
"kernelspec": { "kernelspec": {
"display_name": "Python 2", "display_name": "Python 3",
"language": "python", "language": "python",
"name": "python2" "name": "python3"
}, },
"language_info": { "language_info": {
"codemirror_mode": { "codemirror_mode": {
"name": "ipython", "name": "ipython",
"version": 2 "version": 3
}, },
"file_extension": ".py", "file_extension": ".py",
"mimetype": "text/x-python", "mimetype": "text/x-python",
"name": "python", "name": "python",
"nbconvert_exporter": "python", "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
"pygments_lexer": "ipython2", "pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
"version": "2.7.10" "version": "3.4.3"
} }
}, },
"nbformat": 4, "nbformat": 4,

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sorting_searching/selection_sort/test_selection_sort.py
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@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ from nose.tools import assert_equal
class TestSelectionSort(object): class TestSelectionSort(object):
def test_selection_sort(self, func): def test_selection_sort(self, func):
print('None input')
data = None
func(data)
assert_equal(data, None)
print('Empty input') print('Empty input')
data = [] data = []
func(data) func(data)
@@ -26,7 +31,8 @@ def main():
test = TestSelectionSort() test = TestSelectionSort()
test.test_selection_sort(selection_sort) test.test_selection_sort(selection_sort)
try: try:
test.test_selection_sort(selection_sort_iterative) test.test_selection_sort(selection_sort_recursive)
test.test_selection_sort(selection_sort_iterative_alt)
except NameError: except NameError:
# Alternate solutions are only defined # Alternate solutions are only defined
# in the solutions file # in the solutions file