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56 changes: 56 additions & 0 deletions Problem1.py
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#N-Queens

# Time complexity -> N! since for each new row it is 1 less space to place atleast
# Space Complexity -> O(N) coming from the set and queens column position per row
# Logic -> for each row place the queen a each column, then recurse to next row and based on earlier placements validate
# and do the queen placement in current row and continue untill you found all the possible placements


class Solution:
def solveNQueens(self, n: int) -> List[List[str]]:
result = []
queenDiagonalTracker = set()
queenAntDiagonalTracker = set()
queenColumnTracker = set()

columnPositionPerRow = [0]*n

def helper(row):
if row == n:
convertAndAddToResult()
return
for j in range(n):
if noCoflict(row, j):
columnPositionPerRow[row] = j
queenDiagonalTracker.add(row-j)
queenAntDiagonalTracker.add(row+j)
queenColumnTracker.add(j)
helper(row+1)
queenDiagonalTracker.remove(row-j)
queenAntDiagonalTracker.remove(row+j)
queenColumnTracker.remove(j)
columnPositionPerRow[row] = 0

def noCoflict(row, j):
# check top
if j in queenColumnTracker: return False

#check diagonal
if (row-j) in queenDiagonalTracker: return False

#check antiDiagonal
if (row+j) in queenAntDiagonalTracker: return False

return True

def convertAndAddToResult():
tmp = []
for i in range(n):
column = columnPositionPerRow[i]
tmp.append("."*(column) + "Q" + "."*(n-column-1))
# tmp.append("".join(tmpResult[i]))

result.append(tmp)

helper(0)
return result
34 changes: 34 additions & 0 deletions Problem2.py
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#Word Search

# Time comlexity -> O(MxNx4^L) as for each index position in matrix we are checking the word by recrusion
# Space Complexity -> O(L) recusrive stack and set
# Logic -> iterate over each matrix, once you find 1st character, then see if word can be formed using DFS and using
# Backtrack for managing the visited items

class Solution:
def exist(self, board: List[List[str]], word: str) -> bool:
dir = [(0,-1), (-1,0), (0,1), (1,0)]
visitedIndexes = set()
m = len(board)
n = len(board[0])
wordLength = len(word)

def helper(wordIndex, row, column):
if wordIndex == wordLength:
return True
charToCheck = word[wordIndex]
for r, c in dir:
if r+row>=0 and r+row<m and c+column >= 0 and c+column < n and (r+row,c+column) not in visitedIndexes and charToCheck == board[r+row][c+column]:
visitedIndexes.add((r+row,c+column))
if helper(wordIndex+1, r+row,c+column):
return True
visitedIndexes.remove((r+row,c+column))

for i in range(m):
for j in range(n):
if board[i][j] == word[0]:
visitedIndexes.add((i,j))
if helper(1, i, j):
return True
visitedIndexes.remove((i,j))
return False