{ "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: Given a list of tuples representing ranges, condense the ranges. \n", "\n", "Example: [(2, 3), (3, 5), (7, 9), (8, 10)] -> [(2, 5), (7, 10)]\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", "* Are the tuples in sorted order?\n", " * No\n", "* Are the tuples ints?\n", " * Yes\n", "* Will all tuples have the first element less than the second?\n", " * Yes\n", "* Is there an upper bound on the input range?\n", " * No\n", "* Is the output a list of tuples?\n", " * Yes\n", "* Is the output a new array?\n", " * Yes\n", "* Can we assume the inputs are valid?\n", " * No, check for None\n", "* Can we assume this fits memory?\n", " * Yes" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Test Cases\n", "\n", "
\n",
"* None input -> TypeError\n",
"* [] - []\n",
"* [(2, 3), (7, 9)] -> [(2, 3), (7, 9)]\n",
"* [(2, 3), (3, 5), (7, 9), (8, 10)] -> [(2, 5), (7, 10)]\n",
"* [(2, 3), (3, 5), (7, 9), (8, 10), (1, 11)] -> [(1, 11)]\n",
"* [(2, 3), (3, 8), (7, 9), (8, 10)] -> [(2, 10)]\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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"source": [
"## Code"
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"class Solution(object):\n",
"\n",
" def merge_ranges(self, array):\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_merge_ranges.py\n",
"import unittest\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"class TestMergeRanges(unittest.TestCase):\n",
"\n",
" def test_merge_ranges(self):\n",
" solution = Solution()\n",
" self.assertRaises(TypeError, solution.merge_ranges, None)\n",
" self.assertEqual(solution.merge_ranges([]), [])\n",
" array = [(2, 3), (7, 9)]\n",
" expected = [(2, 3), (7, 9)]\n",
" self.assertEqual(solution.merge_ranges(array), expected)\n",
" array = [(2, 3), (3, 5), (7, 9), (8, 10)]\n",
" expected = [(2, 5), (7, 10)]\n",
" self.assertEqual(solution.merge_ranges(array), expected)\n",
" array = [(2, 3), (3, 5), (7, 9), (8, 10), (1, 11)]\n",
" expected = [(1, 11)]\n",
" self.assertEqual(solution.merge_ranges(array), expected)\n",
" print('Success: test_merge_ranges')\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"def main():\n",
" test = TestMergeRanges()\n",
" test.test_merge_ranges()\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"if __name__ == '__main__':\n",
" main()"
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"metadata": {},
"source": [
"## Solution Notebook\n",
"\n",
"Review the [Solution Notebook]() for a discussion on algorithms and code solutions."
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