{ "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": [ "# Solution Notebook" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Problem: Sort an array of strings so all anagrams are next to each other.\n", "\n", "* [Constraints](#Constraints)\n", "* [Test Cases](#Test-Cases)\n", "* [Algorithm](#Algorithm)\n", "* [Code](#Code)\n", "* [Unit Test](#Unit-Test)" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Constraints\n", "\n", "* Are there any other sorting requirements other than the grouping of anagrams?\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", "* None -> Exception\n", "* [] -> []\n", "* General case\n", " * Input: ['ram', 'act', 'arm', 'bat', 'cat', 'tab']\n", " * Result: ['arm', 'ram', 'act', 'cat', 'bat', 'tab']" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Algorithm\n", "\n", "
\n",
"Input: ['ram', 'act', 'arm', 'bat', 'cat', 'tab']\n",
"\n",
"Sort the chars for each item:\n",
"\n",
"'ram' -> 'amr'\n",
"'act' -> 'act'\n",
"'arm' -> 'amr'\n",
"'abt' -> 'bat'\n",
"'cat' -> 'act'\n",
"'abt' -> 'tab'\n",
"\n",
"Use a map of sorted chars to each item to group anagrams:\n",
"\n",
"{\n",
" 'amr': ['ram', 'arm'], \n",
" 'act': ['act', 'cat'], \n",
" 'abt': ['bat', 'tab']\n",
"}\n",
"\n",
"Result: ['arm', 'ram', 'act', 'cat', 'bat', 'tab']\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"Complexity:\n",
"* Time: O(k * n), due to the modified bucket sort\n",
"* Space: O(n)"
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"source": [
"## Code"
]
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"from collections import OrderedDict\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"class Anagram(object):\n",
"\n",
" def group_anagrams(self, items):\n",
" if items is None:\n",
" raise TypeError('items cannot be None')\n",
" if not items:\n",
" return items\n",
" anagram_map = OrderedDict()\n",
" for item in items:\n",
" # Use a tuple, which is hashable and\n",
" # serves as the key in anagram_map\n",
" sorted_chars = tuple(sorted(item))\n",
" if sorted_chars in anagram_map:\n",
" anagram_map[sorted_chars].append(item)\n",
" else:\n",
" anagram_map[sorted_chars] = [item]\n",
" result = []\n",
" for value in anagram_map.values():\n",
" result.extend(value)\n",
" return result"
]
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"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"## Unit Test"
]
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"name": "stdout",
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"Overwriting test_anagrams.py\n"
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"%%writefile test_anagrams.py\n",
"import unittest\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"class TestAnagrams(unittest.TestCase):\n",
"\n",
" def test_group_anagrams(self):\n",
" anagram = Anagram()\n",
" self.assertRaises(TypeError, anagram.group_anagrams, None)\n",
" data = ['ram', 'act', 'arm', 'bat', 'cat', 'tab']\n",
" expected = ['ram', 'arm', 'act', 'cat', 'bat', 'tab']\n",
" self.assertEqual(anagram.group_anagrams(data), expected)\n",
"\n",
" print('Success: test_group_anagrams')\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"def main():\n",
" test = TestAnagrams()\n",
" test.test_group_anagrams()\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"if __name__ == '__main__':\n",
" main()"
]
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"cell_type": "code",
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{
"name": "stdout",
"output_type": "stream",
"text": [
"Success: test_group_anagrams\n"
]
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"source": [
"%run -i test_anagrams.py"
]
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