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simple stack solution in Clear category for Brackets by cptxlnt
BRACKETS = {
')':'(',
']':'[',
'}':'{',
}
def checkio(expression):
brackstack = []
for c in expression:
if c in ['(','[','{']:
brackstack.append(c)
elif c in BRACKETS:
lastbrack = brackstack.pop() if brackstack else None
if lastbrack != BRACKETS[c]:
return False
return len(brackstack) == 0
#These "asserts" using only for self-checking and not necessary for auto-testing
if __name__ == '__main__':
assert checkio("((5+3)*2+1)") == True, "Simple"
assert checkio("{[(3+1)+2]+}") == True, "Different types"
assert checkio("(3+{1-1)}") == False, ") is alone inside {}"
assert checkio("[1+1]+(2*2)-{3/3}") == True, "Different operators"
assert checkio("(({[(((1)-2)+3)-3]/3}-3)") == False, "One is redundant"
assert checkio("2+3") == True, "No brackets, no problem"
April 5, 2019