{ "cells": [ { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "This notebook was prepared by [Donne Martin](http://donnemartin.com). Source and license info is on [GitHub](https://github.com/donnemartin/interactive-coding-challenges)." ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "# Challenge Notebook" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Problem: Add two numbers whose digits are stored in a linked list in reverse order.\n", "\n", "* [Constraints](#Constraints)\n", "* [Test Cases](#Test-Cases)\n", "* [Algorithm](#Algorithm)\n", "* [Code](#Code)\n", "* [Unit Test](#Unit-Test)\n", "* [Solution Notebook](#Solution-Notebook)" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Constraints\n", "\n", "* Can we assume this is a non-circular, singly linked list?\n", " * Yes\n", "* Do we expect the return to be in reverse order too?\n", " * Yes\n", "* What if one of the inputs is None?\n", " * Return None for an invalid operation\n", "* How large are these numbers--can they fit in memory?\n", " * Yes\n", "* Can we assume we already have a linked list class that can be used for this problem?\n", " * Yes\n", "* Can we assume this fits in memory?\n", " * Yes" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Test Cases\n", "\n", "* Empty list(s) -> None\n", "* Add values of different lengths\n", " * Input 1: 6->5->None\n", " * Input 2: 9->8->7\n", " * Result: 5->4->8\n", "* Add values of same lengths\n", " * Exercised from values of different lengths\n", " * Done here for completeness" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Algorithm\n", "\n", "Refer to the [Solution Notebook](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/github/donnemartin/interactive-coding-challenges/blob/master/linked_lists/add_reverse/add_reverse_solution.ipynb). If you are stuck and need a hint, the solution notebook's algorithm discussion might be a good place to start." ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Code" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "metadata": { "collapsed": true }, "outputs": [], "source": [ "%run ../linked_list/linked_list.py\n", "%load ../linked_list/linked_list.py" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [], "source": [ "class MyLinkedList(LinkedList):\n", "\n", " def add_reverse(self, first_list, second_list):\n", " # TODO: Implement me\n", " pass" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Unit Test" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "\n", "\n", "**The following unit test is expected to fail until you solve the challenge.**" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [], "source": [ "# %load test_add_reverse.py\n", "import unittest\n", "\n", "\n", "class TestAddReverse(unittest.TestCase):\n", "\n", " def test_add_reverse(self):\n", " print('Test: Empty list(s)')\n", " self.assertEqual(MyLinkedList().add_reverse(None, None), None)\n", " self.assertEqual(MyLinkedList().add_reverse(Node(5), None), None)\n", " self.assertEqual(MyLinkedList().add_reverse(None, Node(10)), None)\n", "\n", " print('Test: Add values of different lengths')\n", " # Input 1: 6->5->None\n", " # Input 2: 9->8->7\n", " # Result: 5->4->8\n", " first_list = MyLinkedList(Node(6))\n", " first_list.append(5)\n", " second_list = MyLinkedList(Node(9))\n", " second_list.append(8)\n", " second_list.append(7)\n", " result = MyLinkedList().add_reverse(first_list, second_list)\n", " self.assertEqual(result.get_all_data(), [5, 4, 8])\n", "\n", " print('Test: Add values of same lengths')\n", " # Input 1: 6->5->4\n", " # Input 2: 9->8->7\n", " # Result: 5->4->2->1\n", " first_head = Node(6)\n", " first_list = MyLinkedList(first_head)\n", " first_list.append(5)\n", " first_list.append(4)\n", " second_head = Node(9)\n", " second_list = MyLinkedList(second_head)\n", " second_list.append(8)\n", " second_list.append(7)\n", " result = MyLinkedList().add_reverse(first_list, second_list)\n", " self.assertEqual(result.get_all_data(), [5, 4, 2, 1])\n", "\n", " print('Success: test_add_reverse')\n", "\n", "\n", "def main():\n", " test = TestAddReverse()\n", " test.test_add_reverse()\n", "\n", "\n", "if __name__ == '__main__':\n", " main()" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Solution Notebook\n", "\n", "Review the [Solution Notebook](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/github/donnemartin/interactive-coding-challenges/blob/master/linked_lists/add_reverse/add_reverse_solution.ipynb) for a discussion on algorithms and code solutions." ] } ], "metadata": { "kernelspec": { "display_name": "Python 3", "language": "python", "name": "python3" }, "language_info": { "codemirror_mode": { "name": "ipython", "version": 3 }, "file_extension": ".py", "mimetype": "text/x-python", "name": "python", "nbconvert_exporter": "python", "pygments_lexer": "ipython3", "version": "3.7.2" } }, "nbformat": 4, "nbformat_minor": 1 }