该函数将字典作为输入,我想在字典中找到最长路径的长度。基本上,如果在字典中,key2与value1匹配,key3与value2匹配,依此类推,则计为路径。例如:
{'a':'b', 'b':'c', 'c':'d'}
在上述情况下,长度应为3。我怎么做到这一点?或者更具体地说,我如何比较键值? (它可以是任何东西,字符串,数字等,而不仅仅是数字)
非常感谢提前!
答案 0 :(得分:6)
我会将字典视为有向非循环图(DAG)中的边列表,并使用networkx
模块查找图中最长的路径:
import networkx as nx
data = {'a':'b', 'b':'c', 'c':'d'}
G = nx.DiGraph()
G.add_edges_from(data.items())
try:
path = nx.dag_longest_path(G)
print(path)
# ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd']
print(len(path) - 1)
# 3
except nx.exception.NetworkXUnfeasible: # There's a loop!
print("The graph has a cycle")
答案 1 :(得分:1)
如果您坚持不导入任何内容,可以执行以下操作:
def find_longest_path(data):
longest = 0
for key in data.iterkeys():
seen = set()
length = -1
while key:
if key in seen:
length = -1
raise RuntimeError('Graph has loop')
seen.add(key)
key = data.get(key, False)
length += 1
if length > longest:
longest = length
return longest