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git-subtree-dir: users/wpcarro git-subtree-mainline:464bbcb15cgit-subtree-split:24f5a642afChange-Id: I6105b3762b79126b3488359c95978cadb3efa789
47 lines
1.2 KiB
Python
47 lines
1.2 KiB
Python
def print_grid(grid):
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result = []
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for row in grid:
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result.append(" ".join(str(c) for c in row))
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return print("\n".join(result))
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def edit_distance(a, b):
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"""
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Compute the "edit distance" to transform string `a` into string `b`.
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"""
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grid = []
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for row in range(len(a) + 1):
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r = []
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for col in range(len(b) + 1):
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r.append(0)
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grid.append(r)
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# left-to-right
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# populate grid[0][i]
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for col in range(len(grid[0])):
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grid[0][col] = col
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# top-to-bottom
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# populate grid[i][0]
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for row in range(len(grid)):
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grid[row][0] = row
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for row in range(1, len(grid)):
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for col in range(1, len(grid[row])):
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# last characters are the same
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if a[0:row][-1] == b[0:col][-1]:
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grid[row][col] = grid[row - 1][col - 1]
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else:
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# substitution
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s = 1 + grid[row - 1][col - 1]
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# deletion
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d = 1 + grid[row - 1][col]
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# insertion
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i = 1 + grid[row][col - 1]
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grid[row][col] = min(s, d, i)
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print_grid(grid)
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return grid[-1][-1]
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result = edit_distance("pizza", "pisa")
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print(result)
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assert result == 2
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print("Success!")
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