Added stack min challenge.

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Donne Martin
2015-07-02 23:06:09 -04:00
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"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"<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>"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"# Solution Notebook"
]
},
{
@@ -26,10 +33,12 @@
"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",
"*Problem statements are sometimes 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",
"* If we call this function on an empty stack, can we return max int?\n",
" * Yes\n",
"* Can we assume we already have a stack class that can be used for this problem?\n",
" * Yes"
]
@@ -98,7 +107,7 @@
},
"outputs": [],
"source": [
"%run stack.py"
"%run ../stack/stack.py"
]
},
{
@@ -111,6 +120,7 @@
"source": [
"import sys\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"class MyStack(Stack):\n",
" def __init__(self, top=None):\n",
" self.min_vals = Stack()\n",
@@ -139,8 +149,7 @@
"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.*"
"\n"
]
},
{
@@ -154,17 +163,16 @@
"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"
"Overwriting test_stack_min.py\n"
]
}
],
"source": [
"%%writefile test_stack_min.py\n",
"from nose.tools import assert_equal\n",
"\n",
"class Test(object):\n",
"\n",
"class TestStackMin(object):\n",
" def test_stack_min(self):\n",
" print('Test: Push on empty stack, non-empty stack')\n",
" stack = MyStack()\n",
@@ -196,9 +204,34 @@
" \n",
" print('Success: test_stack_min')\n",
"\n",
"def main():\n",
" test = TestStackMin()\n",
" test.test_stack_min()\n",
"\n",
"if __name__ == '__main__':\n",
" test = Test()\n",
" test.test_stack_min()"
" main()"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": 4,
"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": [
"run -i test_stack_min.py"
]
}
],