[LeetCode] #207. Course Schedule

題目

There are a total of numCourses courses you have to take, labeled from 0 to numCourses - 1. You are given an array prerequisites where prerequisites[i] = [ai, bi] indicates that you must take course bi first if you want to take course ai.

  • For example, the pair [0, 1], indicates that to take course 0 you have to first take course 1.

Return true if you can finish all courses. Otherwise, return false.

直覺解

構想:

為了加快尋找 prerequisites 的速度,整理一份 prerequisites 的 dictionary 版本。沒有 prerequisites 的課程一律算成 finished 的課程。

迭代所有課程,如果 prerequisites 都 finished 的話,該課程也算是 finished,如果檢查 prerequisites 的過程變成無限循環,就 return False。

python 3 實作(失敗):

def canFinish(self, numCourses: int, prerequisites: List[List[int]]) -> bool: 
    if not prerequisites:
        return True

    finished = {}
    prerequisites_dict = {}
    for _, [course, pre_requisi] in enumerate(prerequisites):
        if not prerequisites_dict.get(course):
            prerequisites_dict[course] = []
        prerequisites_dict[course].append(pre_requisi)

    for course in range(numCourses):
        if prerequisites_dict.get(course) is None:
           finished[course] = True

    for course in range(numCourses):
        if finished.get(course):
            continue
        stack = [] + prerequisites_dict.get(course)
        checked = [course]
        while(stack):
            requirement = stack.pop()
            if requirement in checked:
                return False
            checked.append(requirement)
            if finished.get(requirement):
                continue
            stack.extend(prerequisites_dict.get(requirement))
        finished[course] = True
    return True

實作過程中犯過的錯誤

  • 因為寫了 stack = prerequisites_dict.get(course),結果改變 stack 的內容時,連 prerequisites_dict[course] 的內容也跟著變化了。

執行結果:

Wrong Answer

Input:

3
[[0,1],[0,2],[1,2]]

Output: false

Expected: true

錯誤發生原因:

  • 檢查「 prerequisites 的過程是否變成無限循環」的地方寫得太粗糙了,只在乎「是否有同一個課程被檢查了兩次」,結果遇到一個課程有多個 prerequisites 時,把不是循環的也當成循環了。

構想:

修正的地方:如果檢查到的 prerequisites 是 finished,就不要把他放進去 checked。

優化的地方:把課程分成 finished 和 unfinished。只要檢查 unfinished 的課程就好。

自己的 python 3 實作(失敗):

def canFinish(self, numCourses: int, prerequisites: List[List[int]]) -> bool: 
    if not prerequisites:
        return True

    finished = {}
    unfinished = []
    prerequisites_dict = {}
    for _, [course, pre_requisi] in enumerate(prerequisites):
        if not prerequisites_dict.get(course):
            prerequisites_dict[course] = []
        prerequisites_dict[course].append(pre_requisi)

    for course in range(numCourses):
        if prerequisites_dict.get(course) is None:
            finished[course] = True
        else:
            unfinished.append(course)

    for course in unfinished:
        stack = [] + prerequisites_dict.get(course)
        checked = [course]
        while(stack):
            requirement = stack.pop()
            if finished.get(requirement):
                continue
            if requirement in checked:
                return False
            checked.append(requirement)

            stack.extend(prerequisites_dict.get(requirement))
        finished[course] = True
    return True

執行結果:

Wrong Answer

Input:

7
[[1,0],[0,3],[0,2],[3,2],[2,5],[4,5],[5,6],[2,4]]

Output: false

Expected: true

錯誤發生原因:

  • 修正得不夠。在一堂課有多個 prerequisites 的情況下,不只是 finished 的課程會被重複檢查,unfinished 的課程也可能會被重複檢查。但重複檢查不代表有循環。要檢查第二個 prerequisites 時,checked 需要回歸初始值。

構想:

還沒想出怎麼把 checked 在適當的時機回歸初始值。試著分 degree,但是 degree 升上去之後,不知道要在什麼時候降下來。非常暴力的替代方案:把每個課程的檢查次數上限設定為 numCourses * (numCourses - 1),超過上限就視為發生了循環。

自己的 python 3 實作:

def canFinish(self, numCourses: int, prerequisites: List[List[int]]) -> bool: 
    if not prerequisites:
        return True

    finished = {}
    unfinished = []
    prerequisites_dict = {}
    for course, pre_requisi in prerequisites:
        if course == pre_requisi:
           return False
        if not prerequisites_dict.get(course):
           prerequisites_dict[course] = []
        prerequisites_dict[course].append(pre_requisi)

    for course in range(numCourses):
        if prerequisites_dict.get(course) is None:
           finished[course] = True
        else:
           unfinished.append(course)

    upper_bound = numCourses * (numCourses - 1)
    for course in unfinished:
        stack = [] + prerequisites_dict.get(course)
        count = 0
        while(stack):
           if count >= upper_bound:
              return False
           requirement = stack.pop()
           if finished.get(requirement):
              continue

           stack.extend(prerequisites_dict[requirement])
           count += 1
        finished[course] = True
    return True

效能:

Runtime: 1876 ms, faster than 5.04% of Python3 online submissions for Course Schedule.
Memory Usage: 51.9 MB, less than 5.15% of Python3 online submissions for Course Schedule.

構想:

優化的地方:不用迴圈次數上限,也不分 degree 改成 stack 裡的每堂課,都自帶自己的 checked list。

自己的 python 3 實作:

為了方便對照,刪掉的地方姑且用 # 註解掉

def canFinish(self, numCourses: int, prerequisites: List[List[int]]) -> bool: 
    if not prerequisites:
        return True

    finished = {}
    unfinished = []
    prerequisites_dict = {}
    for course, pre_requisi in prerequisites:
        # if course == pre_requisi:
            # return False
        if not prerequisites_dict.get(course):
            prerequisites_dict[course] = []
        prerequisites_dict[course].append(pre_requisi)

    for course in range(numCourses):
        if prerequisites_dict.get(course) is None:
            finished[course] = True
        else:
            unfinished.append(course)

    for course in unfinished:
        stack = []
        checked = [course]
        for item in prerequisites_dict[course]:
            stack.append([item, checked.copy()])
        while(stack):
            requirement, checked = stack.pop()
            if finished.get(requirement):
        continue
            if requirement in checked:
        return False
            checked.append(requirement)

            for item in prerequisites_dict[requirement]:
        stack.append([item, checked.copy()])
        finished[course] = True
    return True

效能:

Runtime: 144 ms, faster than 17.06% of Python3 online submissions for Course Schedule.
Memory Usage: 15.4 MB, less than 92.94% of Python3 online submissions for Course Schedule.

研究別人的解

來源:Python by DFS and cycle detection [w/ Graph ]

別人的 python 3 實作:

def canFinish(self, numCourses: int, prerequisites: List[List[int]]) -> bool:  

    # Constant defined for course state
    NOT_CHECKED, CHECKING, COMPLETED = 0, 1, 2

    # -------------------------------

    def has_deadlock( course )->bool:

        if course_state[course] == CHECKING:
            # There is a cycle(i.e., deadlock ) in prerequisites
            return True

        elif course_state[course] == COMPLETED:
            # current course has been checked and marked as completed
            return False

        # update current course as checking
        course_state[course] = CHECKING

        # check pre_course in DFS and detect whether there is deadlock
        for pre_course in requirement[course]:

            if has_deadlock( pre_course ):
        # deadlock is found, impossible to finish all courses
        return True

        # update current course as completed
        course_state[course] = COMPLETED

        return False

    # -------------------------------

    # each course maintain a list of its own prerequisites
    requirement = collections.defaultdict( list )

    for course, pre_course in prerequisites:
            requirement[course].append( pre_course )

    # each course maintain a state among {NOT_CHECKED, CHECKING, COMPLETED}
    # Initial state is NOT_CHECKED
    course_state = [ NOT_CHECKED for _ in range(numCourses) ]

    # Launch cycle (i.e., deadlock ) detection in DFS
    for course_idx in range(0, numCourses):

        if has_deadlock(course_idx):
            # deadlock is found, impossible to finish all courses
            return False

    # we can finish all course with required order
    return True

效能:

Runtime: 104 ms, faster than 34.68% of Python3 online submissions for Course Schedule.
Memory Usage: 17.5 MB, less than 14.31% of Python3 online submissions for Course Schedule.

研究感想:

用遞迴,很容易就可以找到「把 status 改成 COMPLETED」的時機。

他的「course_state 是 COMPLETED」,相當於我的「課程加進 finished 裡」。他在遞迴過程中,一直都有在把課程設為 COMPLETED,所以檢查過的課程不會再重複檢查。但我的寫法,在 while 迴圈中不會把檢查過的課程加進 finished 裡,所以會造成重複檢查,計算速度比較慢。

研究別人的解

來源:Python Intuitive Solution

別人的 python 3 實作:

from collections import defaultdict, deque 

class Solution:
    def canFinish(self, numCourses: int, prerequisites: List[List[int]]) -> bool:
        degree = defaultdict(int)
        graph = defaultdict(set)
        q = deque()

        # init the courses with 0 deg
        for i in range(numCourses):
            degree[i] = 0

        # add 1 to degree of course that needs prereq
        # build edge from prerequisite to child course (directed graph)
        for pair in prerequisites:
            degree[pair[0]] += 1
            graph[pair[1]].add(pair[0])

        # start bfs queue with all classes that dont have a prerequisite
        for key, val in degree.items():
            if val == 0:
                q.append(key)

        stack = []

        while q:
            curr = q.popleft()
            stack.append(curr)
            for child in graph[curr]:
                degree[child] -= 1
                if degree[child] == 0:
                    q.append(child)

        return len(stack) == numCourses

效能:

Runtime: 92 ms, faster than 90.82% of Python3 online submissions for Course Schedule.
Memory Usage: 15.4 MB, less than 93.04% of Python3 online submissions for Course Schedule.

研究感想:

先整理出一份「某某課程需要哪些 prerequisite」的紀錄,然後把可以 finish 的 prerequisite,從紀錄上刪掉。如果某課程的 prerequisite 都被刪掉了,就代表他是可以 finish 的課程,然後把它加進去 stack 裡。(所以,放在 stack 裡的課程,意味著是可以 finish 的課程)

stack 可以改成 count,初始值是 0,發現一個可以 finish 的課程就 +1,這樣可以省一些記憶體。

我的解,以及遞迴解,一次只關心一個課程的 degree,所以不同課程,degree 的處理進度不一樣,例如我是用「每堂課自己攜帶 checked」紀錄進度。他的解,是同步關心所有課程的 degree。用他的解,就不需要額外留意每堂課 degree 的處理進度到哪裡了。

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Alpha Camp 全端開發課程學習心得

在 javascript 用 regular expression 為金額加上千位數分隔符號

shop_platform - sqlalchemy.exc.TimeoutError