{ "cells": [ { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "This notebook was prepared by [Donne Martin](https://github.com/donnemartin). 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: Find all permutations of an input string.\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 the input have duplicates?\n", " * Yes\n", "* Can the output have duplicates?\n", " * No\n", "* Is the output a list of strings?\n", " * Yes\n", "* Do we have to output the results in sorted order?\n", " * No\n", "* Can we assume the inputs are valid?\n", " * No\n", "* Can we assume this fits memory?\n", " * Yes" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Test Cases\n", "\n", "
\n",
"* None -> None\n",
"* '' -> ''\n",
"* 'AABC' -> ['AABC', 'AACB', 'ABAC', 'ABCA',\n",
" 'ACAB', 'ACBA', 'BAAC', 'BACA',\n",
" 'BCAA', 'CAAB', 'CABA', 'CBAA']\n",
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"## Algorithm\n",
"\n",
"Refer to the [Solution Notebook](). If you are stuck and need a hint, the solution notebook's algorithm discussion might be a good place to start."
]
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"## Code"
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"class Permutations(object):\n",
"\n",
" def find_permutations(self, string):\n",
" # TODO: Implement me\n",
" pass"
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"## Unit Test"
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"**The following unit test is expected to fail until you solve the challenge.**"
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"# %load test_permutations.py\n",
"import unittest\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"class TestPermutations(unittest.TestCase):\n",
"\n",
" def test_permutations(self):\n",
" permutations = Permutations()\n",
" self.assertEqual(permutations.find_permutations(None), None)\n",
" self.assertEqual(permutations.find_permutations(''), '')\n",
" string = 'AABC'\n",
" expected = [\n",
" 'AABC', 'AACB', 'ABAC', 'ABCA',\n",
" 'ACAB', 'ACBA', 'BAAC', 'BACA',\n",
" 'BCAA', 'CAAB', 'CABA', 'CBAA'\n",
" ]\n",
" self.assertEqual(permutations.find_permutations(string), expected)\n",
" print('Success: test_permutations')\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"def main():\n",
" test = TestPermutations()\n",
" test.test_permutations()\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"if __name__ == '__main__':\n",
" main()"
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"## Solution Notebook\n",
"\n",
"Review the [Solution Notebook]() for a discussion on algorithms and code solutions."
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