Pathlib Operations: File Path Basics
Practice using pathlib to manipulate file paths and extract components.
Stack Trace Sanitizer
Implement a function that rewrites traceback file paths to basenames only.
Extract file extensions
Implement a function that extracts the extension from a filename according to standard rules.
Nested get with dotted path
Implement a function that safely retrieves a value from a deeply nested dictionary using a dot-separated path, returning a default if any key is missing.
Union Find Class
Implement a UnionFind class with find and union operations supporting path compression and union by size.
Path Sum II All Paths
Return all root-to-leaf paths where the sum of node values equals a target.
Reconstruct Itinerary
Given a list of airline tickets, reconstruct the itinerary in order using each ticket exactly once, choosing the lexicographically smallest path when multiple options exist.
Shortest Path in Binary Matrix
Implement BFS to find the shortest path length from (0,0) to (n-1,n-1) in an n x n binary matrix, moving through 0 cells in 8 directions.
Unique Paths in a Grid
Count the number of unique paths from the top-left corner to the bottom-right corner of a grid, moving only right and down.
Unique Paths with Obstacles
Given a 2D grid with obstacles, count the unique paths from top-left to bottom-right moving only down or right.
Triangle Minimum Path
Compute the minimum path sum from top to bottom of a triangle given as a list of lists.
Sum Root to Leaf Numbers
Given the root of a binary tree, compute the total sum of all root-to-leaf numbers.
Dijkstra Shortest Path
Implement Dijkstra's algorithm on a weighted graph to return distances from a source to every node.
Bellman-Ford Algorithm
Implement the Bellman-Ford algorithm to compute shortest distances from a source in a directed weighted graph with up to 100 vertices and negative edges.
A* Pathfinding Heuristic
Implement A* search on a 2D grid to find the shortest path length between two cells.
Hamiltonian Path Check
Implement a function that checks whether an undirected graph has a Hamiltonian path using DFS and backtracking.
All Paths from Source to Target
Given a directed acyclic graph, return all paths from node 0 to the last node.
Network Delay Time
Given a directed weighted graph and a starting node, find the minimum time for a signal to reach all nodes, or -1 if unreachable.
Cheapest Flights Within K Stops
Implement a function to compute the cheapest flight price from source to destination with at most K stops in a directed weighted graph.
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