Since I did not pass my one-site interview with DM, but I have been invited to attempt again, I decided to partition this directory into two parts: 1. part_one: Hosting the exercises that I completed before my first attempt at earning the job. 2. part_two: Hosting the exercise that I will complete before my second attempt at earning the job.
		
			
				
	
	
		
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			Python
		
	
	
	
	
	
			
		
		
	
	
			55 lines
		
	
	
	
		
			1.2 KiB
		
	
	
	
		
			Python
		
	
	
	
	
	
| import unittest
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| from math import floor
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| 
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| def midpoint(a, b):
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|     return a + floor((b - a) / 2)
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| 
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| 
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| def do_find_rotation_point(a, b, xs):
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|     i = midpoint(a, b)
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|     count = b - a + 1
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| 
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|     if count == 2:
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|         if xs[a] > xs[b]:
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|             return b
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|         else:
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|             return -1
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| 
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|     if i in {a, b}:
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|         return i
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| 
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|     if xs[a] < xs[i]:
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|         return do_find_rotation_point(i, b, xs)
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|     else:
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|         return do_find_rotation_point(a, i, xs)
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| 
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| 
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| def find_rotation_point(xs):
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|     return do_find_rotation_point(0, len(xs) - 1, xs)
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| 
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| 
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| # Tests
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| class Test(unittest.TestCase):
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|     def test_small_list(self):
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|         actual = find_rotation_point(['cape', 'cake'])
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|         expected = 1
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|         self.assertEqual(actual, expected)
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| 
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|     def test_medium_list(self):
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|         actual = find_rotation_point(
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|             ['grape', 'orange', 'plum', 'radish', 'apple'])
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|         expected = 4
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|         self.assertEqual(actual, expected)
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| 
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|     def test_large_list(self):
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|         actual = find_rotation_point([
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|             'ptolemaic', 'retrograde', 'supplant', 'undulate', 'xenoepist',
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|             'asymptote', 'babka', 'banoffee', 'engender', 'karpatka',
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|             'othellolagkage'
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|         ])
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|         expected = 5
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|         self.assertEqual(actual, expected)
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| 
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| 
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| unittest.main(verbosity=2)
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