{ "cells": [ { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "This notebook was prepared by [Rishi Rajasekaran](https://github.com/rishihot55). Source and license info is available on [Github](https://github.com/donnemartin/interactive-coding-challenges)." ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "# Challenge Notebook" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Problem: Find all valid combinations of n-pairs of parentheses.\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", "* Is the input an integer representing the number of pairs?\n", " * Yes\n", "* Can we assume the inputs are valid?\n", " * No\n", "* Is the output a list of valid combinations?\n", " * Yes\n", "* Should the output have duplicates?\n", " * No\n", "* Can we assume this fits memory?\n", " * Yes" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Test Cases\n", "\n", "
\n",
    "* None -> Exception\n",
    "* Negative -> Exception\n",
    "* 0 -> []\n",
    "* 1 -> ['()']\n",
    "* 2 -> ['(())', '()()']\n",
    "* 3 -> ['((()))', '(()())', '(())()', '()(())', '()()()']\n",
    "
" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Algorithm\n", "\n", "Refer to the [Solution Notebook](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/github/donnemartin/interactive-coding-challenges/blob/master/recursion_dynamic/n_pairs_parentheses/n_pairs_parentheses_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": [ "class Parentheses(object):\n", "\n", " def find_pair(self, num_pairs):\n", " # TODO: implement me\n", " pass" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "## Unit Test" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": null, "metadata": {}, "outputs": [], "source": [ "# %load test_n_pairs_parentheses.py\n", "import unittest\n", "\n", "\n", "class TestPairParentheses(unittest.TestCase):\n", "\n", " def test_pair_parentheses(self):\n", " parentheses = Parentheses()\n", " self.assertRaises(TypeError, parentheses.find_pair, None)\n", " self.assertRaises(ValueError, parentheses.find_pair, -1)\n", " self.assertEqual(parentheses.find_pair(0), [])\n", " self.assertEqual(parentheses.find_pair(1), ['()'])\n", " self.assertEqual(parentheses.find_pair(2), ['(())',\n", " '()()'])\n", " self.assertEqual(parentheses.find_pair(3), ['((()))',\n", " '(()())',\n", " '(())()',\n", " '()(())',\n", " '()()()'])\n", " print('Success: test_pair_parentheses')\n", "\n", "\n", "def main():\n", " test = TestPairParentheses()\n", " test.test_pair_parentheses()\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/recursion_dynamic/n_pairs_parentheses/n_pairs_parentheses_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 }