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# Given an infinite supply of:
# - quarters
# - dimes
# - nickels
# - pennies
# Write a function to count the number of ways to make change of n.
def get(table, row, col):
"""
Defensively get cell `row`, `col` from `table`.
"""
if row < 0 or row >= len(table):
return 0
if col < 0 or col >= len(table[0]):
return 0
return table[row][col]
def print_table(table):
print('\n'.join([
','.join([str(col) for col in table[row]])
for row in range(len(table))]))
def init_table(rows=0, cols=0, default=0):
result = []
for row in range(rows):
r = []
for col in range(cols):
r.append(default)
result.append(r)
return result
def make_change(n):
coins = [1, 5, 10, 25]
table = init_table(rows=len(coins), cols=n)
for row in range(len(table)):
for col in range(len(table[row])):
curr_coin = coins[row]
curr_n = col + 1
# a
a = get(table, row - 1, col)
# b
b = get(table, row, curr_n - curr_coin - 1)
# c
c = 1 if curr_coin <= curr_n else 0
# commit
if curr_coin == curr_n:
table[row][col] = a + c
else:
table[row][col] = a + b * c
# debug
print_table(table)
print()
return table[-1][-1]
print(make_change(7))