#!/usr/bin/env python # coding: utf-8 # This notebook was prepared by [Donne Martin](https://github.com/donnemartin). Source and license info is on [GitHub](https://github.com/donnemartin/interactive-coding-challenges). # # Challenge Notebook # ## Problem: Given a list of tuples representing ranges, condense the ranges. # # Example: [(2, 3), (3, 5), (7, 9), (8, 10)] -> [(2, 5), (7, 10)] # # * [Constraints](#Constraints) # * [Test Cases](#Test-Cases) # * [Algorithm](#Algorithm) # * [Code](#Code) # * [Unit Test](#Unit-Test) # * [Solution Notebook](#Solution-Notebook) # ## Constraints # # * Are the tuples in sorted order? # * No # * Are the tuples ints? # * Yes # * Will all tuples have the first element less than the second? # * Yes # * Is there an upper bound on the input range? # * No # * Is the output a list of tuples? # * Yes # * Is the output a new array? # * Yes # * Can we assume the inputs are valid? # * No, check for None # * Can we assume this fits memory? # * Yes # ## Test Cases # #
# * None input -> TypeError
# * [] - []
# * [(2, 3), (7, 9)] -> [(2, 3), (7, 9)]
# * [(2, 3), (3, 5), (7, 9), (8, 10)] -> [(2, 5), (7, 10)]
# * [(2, 3), (3, 5), (7, 9), (8, 10), (1, 11)] -> [(1, 11)]
# * [(2, 3), (3, 8), (7, 9), (8, 10)] -> [(2, 10)]
# 
# ## Algorithm # # Refer to the [Solution Notebook](). If you are stuck and need a hint, the solution notebook's algorithm discussion might be a good place to start. # ## Code # In[ ]: class Solution(object): def merge_ranges(self, array): # TODO: Implement me pass # ## Unit Test # **The following unit test is expected to fail until you solve the challenge.** # In[ ]: # %load test_merge_ranges.py import unittest class TestMergeRanges(unittest.TestCase): def test_merge_ranges(self): solution = Solution() self.assertRaises(TypeError, solution.merge_ranges, None) self.assertEqual(solution.merge_ranges([]), []) array = [(2, 3), (7, 9)] expected = [(2, 3), (7, 9)] self.assertEqual(solution.merge_ranges(array), expected) array = [(2, 3), (3, 5), (7, 9), (8, 10)] expected = [(2, 5), (7, 10)] self.assertEqual(solution.merge_ranges(array), expected) array = [(2, 3), (3, 5), (7, 9), (8, 10), (1, 11)] expected = [(1, 11)] self.assertEqual(solution.merge_ranges(array), expected) print('Success: test_merge_ranges') def main(): test = TestMergeRanges() test.test_merge_ranges() if __name__ == '__main__': main() # ## Solution Notebook # # Review the [Solution Notebook]() for a discussion on algorithms and code solutions.