游戏夜读 | Two Sum问题的八个解

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\1. Two Sum

Easy

Given an array of integers, returnindicesof the two numbers such that they add up to a specific target.

You may assume that each input would haveexactlyone solution, and you may not use thesameelement twice.

Example:

Given nums = [2, 7, 11, 15], target = 9,

Because nums[0] + nums[1] = 2 + 7 = 9,

return [0, 1].

自助使用Python3款答题纸

class Solution:

 def twoSum(self, nums: List[int], target: int) -> List[int]:

开始答题……其他略。题目中有两个假设:

1 有且仅有一个解;

2 同一个元素不能被使用两次。

null

尝试的5种方法,失败了4次

   # 方法1:循环遍历列表中的数,一个一个找

   # for i in nums:

   #  for j in nums:

   #    if nums.index(i) != nums.index(j):

   #      if (i+j)==target:

   #        return [nums.index(i), nums.index(j)]

   # 上述方法1有个漏洞:当i=j,比如遇到[3,3],.index()的判断就不好用了

   # 方法2:基于方法1,循环遍历列表的索引,这样就避免数值相同的bug啦

   # for i in range(len(nums)):

   #  for j in range(len(nums)):

   #    if i != j:

   #      if nums[i] + nums[j] == target:

   #        return [i, j]

   # 上述方法2虽然可行,但是Time Limit Exceeded,说明效率太低,被淘汰了

   # 方法3:根据题目中说的假设(恰有一个答案),直接匹配差值是否在列表中,并对相同值的情况做处理

   # for i in nums:

   #  if (target - i) in nums:

   #    if i == (target - i):

   #      return [nums.index(i), nums.index(i, nums.index(i)+1)]

   #    else:

   #      return [nums.index(i), nums.index(target-i)]

   # 上述方法3有漏洞:相同的值被取了两次实际却只有一个,遇到[3,2,4]就歇菜了,i=3没有两个3返回null

   # 方法4:基于方法3,加一个符合条件的数值数量的判断,弥补漏洞

   # for i in nums:

   #  if (target - i) in nums:

   #    if i == (target - i) and nums.count(i) > 1:

   #      return [nums.index(i), nums.index(i, nums.index(i)+1)]

   #    else:

   #      return [nums.index(i), nums.index(target-i)]

   # 上述方法4还是有漏洞,遇到[3,2,4]没有歇菜,但是返回了[0,0],判断条件没搞清楚逻辑,画NS图自救,

   # 发现是漏掉了i==(target-i) and .count(i)<1 这一类情况,应当continue,而不是直接进上述的else

   # 方法5:基于方法3和方法4,围绕不能复用的条件,进行两层判断:先挖坑,再网鱼,步骤有先后手

   for i in nums:

     if (target - i) in nums:

       if i == (target-i):

         if nums.count(i) > 1:

           return [nums.index(i), nums.index(i, nums.index(i)+1)]

       else:

         return [nums.index(i), nums.index(target-i)]

   # 成功accepted了!

   # Runtime: 788 ms, faster than 35.47% of Python3 online submissions for Two Sum.

   # Memory Usage: 13.8 MB, less than 70.43% of Python3 online submissions for Two Sum.

上述方法小结

总体思路混乱,语无伦次,可悲。冷静一下,算法的思路主要分两大类:2.1 直接查找计算法(找到一个i和一个j,判断相应和是否为target);2.2 间接查找问询法(找到一个i,再判断target与i的差值是否存在)。再冷静一下,查找的思路主要分两大类:3.1 基于item3.2 基于index

综上,在已有的认知范围内,理论上有四个方法可以解决LeetCode这个“Two Sum”的问题,分别是:

(1) 基于item的直接查找计算法

   for i in nums:

     for j in nums:

       # find it!

       if (i+j)==target:

         # maybe twice?

         if i==j:

           # more than 1 elements!

           if nums.count(i)>1:

             # don't forget find the 2nd one's index

             return [nums.index(i), nums.index(i, nums.index(i)+1)]

         # not twice

         else:    

           return [nums.index(i), nums.index(j)]

果然啊!成功!

Runtime: 4604 ms, faster than 25.25% of Python3 online submissions for Two Sum.

Memory Usage: 13.8 MB, less than 68.81% of Python3 online submissions for Two Sum.

(2) 基于index的直接查找计算法

   for i in range(len(nums)):

     for j in range(len(nums)):

       if (nums[i]+nums[j])==target:

         if i==j:

           if nums.count(nums[i])>1:

             return [i, nums.index(nums[i], i+1)]

         else:

           return [i, j]

果然啊!成功!就是慢了点。

Runtime: 7688 ms, faster than 5.01% of Python3 online submissions for Two Sum.

Memory Usage: 13.8 MB, less than 73.03% of Python3 online submissions for Two Sum.

(3) 基于item的间接查找问询法

   for i in nums:

     if (target-i) in nums:

       if i == (target-i):

         if nums.count(i)>1:

           return [nums.index(i), nums.index(i, nums.index(i)+1)]

       else:

         return [nums.index(i), nums.index(target-i)]

果然啊!成功!快了不少。

Runtime: 776 ms, faster than 37.75% of Python3 online submissions for Two Sum.

Memory Usage: 13.8 MB, less than 67.25% of Python3 online submissions for Two Sum.

(4) 基于index的间接查找问询法

   for i in range(len(nums)):

     if (target - nums[i]) in nums:

       if i==nums.index(target-nums[i]):

         if nums.count(nums[i])>1:

           return [i, nums.index(nums[i], i+1)]

       else:

         return [i, nums.index(target-nums[i])]

果然啊!成功!保持在高水准。

Runtime: 788 ms, faster than 35.47% of Python3 online submissions for Two Sum.

Memory Usage: 13.7 MB, less than 85.58% of Python3 online submissions for Two Sum.

做一个回顾

首先恭喜自己,顺利通关。分数还行,Top 65%的位置,770ms,13.8MB,拿到了一颗星。

上述的四个方法,不管是“一手抓一手再抓”,还是“一手抓一手在摸”,在具体比较的时候都是“凭空”的,没有放在一个篮子或者秤上进行操作,总而言之就是有不可控的黑洞。

字典dictionary是一个比较喜欢的篮子。此外,几年前看过一个跷跷板的方法,结合起来:

(5) 基于item的字典dict跷跷板

   dict = {}

   for i in nums:

     if i in dict.keys():

       if i == dict.get(i):

         return [nums.index(i), nums.index(i, nums.index(i)+1)]

       else:

         # follow the queue number

         return [nums.index(dict.get(i)), nums.index(i)]

     else:

       dict.update({target-i: i})

厉害了!成功!

Runtime: 36 ms, faster than 94.69% of Python3 online submissions for Two Sum.

Memory Usage: 14.2 MB, less than 50.40% of Python3 online submissions for Two Sum.

(6) 基于index的字典dict跷跷板

dict = {}

for i in range(len(nums)):

if nums[i] in dict.keys():

# ensure index return by the same number

if i == nums.index(dict.get(nums[i])):

return [i, nums.index(dict.get(nums[i]), i+1)]

else:

# follow the queue number

return [nums.index(dict.get(nums[i])), i]

else:

dict.update({target-nums[i]: nums[i]})

厉害了!不如上面的简洁。

Runtime: 40 ms, faster than 87.10% of Python3 online submissions for Two Sum.

Memory Usage: 14.2 MB, less than 53.05% of Python3 online submissions for Two Sum.

对比一下,新的分数还行,Top 5%的位置,36ms,14.2MB。

写在最后

最重要的测试集,用例,三个有代表性的列表,以及目标值:

[2, 7, 11, 15]

9

[3, 3]

6

[3, 2, 4]

6

第二波的对比第一波:排名从前63到了前5,耗时从776ms到36ms,内存从13.8MB到14.2MB。

最后的最后,剩下的几种解法呢?

简单来说,就是暴利查找的时候,第二层循环index下标从i+1开始啊!具体示例如下:

(7) 基于index的直接切片查找法

for i in nums:

for j in nums[nums.index(i):]:

# find it!

if (i+j)==target:

# maybe twice?

if i==j:

# more than 1 elements!

if nums.count(i)>1:

# don't forget find the 2nd one's index

return [nums.index(i), nums.index(i, nums.index(i)+1)]

# not twice

else:

return [nums.index(i), nums.index(j)]

成功!比原来的速度略有提升。

Runtime: 3856 ms, faster than 26.13% of Python3 online submissions for Two Sum.

Memory Usage: 13.7 MB, less than 85.58% of Python3 online submissions for Two Sum.

(8) 基于index的间接切片问询法

for i in range(len(nums)):

# begin from i's index + 1, hope more and faster

if (target - nums[i]) in nums[i+1:]:

if i==nums.index(target-nums[i]):

if nums.count(nums[i])>1:

return [i, nums.index(nums[i], i+1)]

else:

return [i, nums.index(target-nums[i])]

成功!但是速度并没有跷跷板的快。

Runtime: 836 ms, faster than 33.40% of Python3 online submissions for Two Sum.

Memory Usage: 13.8 MB, less than 66.48% of Python3 online submissions for Two Sum.

有几点需要说明:

忽略从i+1开始,是因为直接被[3,3]带歪思路了,看来用例有时候也是把双刃剑。得瑟啥?可悲。第一次遇见跷跷板的时候,惊为天人,现在没那么惊吓了,还是赞叹。天外有天,山外有山。原本以为加了i+1开始,找的越来越快,能跟跷跷板比一比。发现还是差了档次,应是dict的硬伤。虽然说有8个解法,其实核心思想是这几个:暴力查找、差值问询、临时存取、缩减范围。文中引用的数据应该不精准,看个定性就好。游戏也挺好玩的。

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