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Using range() and list comprehension solution in Clear category for Zigzag Array by H0r4c3
from typing import List
def create_zigzag(rows: int, cols: int, start: int = 1) -> List[List[int]]:
numbers = list(range(start, (start + rows*cols)))
if cols == 0:
return [[] for _ in range(rows)]
numbers_sliced = [list(numbers[i : i + cols]) for i in range(0, rows*cols, cols)]
zigzag = [item[::-1] if (numbers_sliced.index(item) % 2) else item for item in numbers_sliced]
return zigzag
if __name__ == '__main__':
print("Example:")
print(create_zigzag(3, 3, 5))
# These "asserts" are used for self-checking and not for an auto-testing
assert create_zigzag(3, 5) == [
[1,2,3,4,5],
[10,9,8,7,6],
[11,12,13,14,15]
]
assert create_zigzag(5, 1) == [
[1],
[2],
[3],
[4],
[5]
]
assert create_zigzag(3, 3, 5) == [
[5, 6, 7],
[10, 9, 8],
[11, 12, 13]
]
# Edge cases
assert create_zigzag(0, 3) == []
assert create_zigzag(3, 0) == [[], [], []]
assert create_zigzag(0, 0) == []
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Jan. 27, 2022
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