def valid_parens(n):
if n == 0:
return []
if n == 1:
return ["()"]
result = set()
for x in valid_parens(n - 1):
result.add("({})".format(x))
result.add("(){}".format(x))
result.add("{}()".format(x))
return result
def valid_parens_efficient(n):
result = []
curr = [''] * n**2
do_valid_parens_efficient(result, curr, 0, n, n)
return result
def do_valid_parens_efficient(result, curr, i, lhs, rhs):
if lhs == 0 and rhs == 0:
result.append(''.join(curr))
else:
if lhs > 0:
curr[i] = '('
do_valid_parens_efficient(result, curr, i + 1, lhs - 1, rhs)
if rhs > lhs:
curr[i] = ')'
do_valid_parens_efficient(result, curr, i + 1, lhs, rhs - 1)
# Avoids recursion by using either a stack or a queue. I think this version is
# easier to understand.
def valid_parens_efficient_2(n):
result = []
xs = []
xs.append(('', n, n))
while xs:
curr, lhs, rhs = xs.pop()
print(curr)
if lhs == 0 and rhs == 0:
result.append(''.join(curr))
if lhs > 0:
xs.append((curr + '(', lhs - 1, rhs))
if rhs > lhs:
xs.append((curr + ')', lhs, rhs - 1))
return result
# print(valid_parens(4))
print(valid_parens_efficient(3))
print(valid_parens_efficient_2(3))
