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Find Longest Increasing Subsequence Length in Python
Compute the length of the longest increasing subsequence in an array using dynamic programming.
def longest_increasing_subsequence(nums):
if not nums:
return 0
dp = [1] * len(nums)
for i in range(1, len(nums)):
for j in range(i):
if nums[i] > nums[j]:
dp[i] = max(dp[i], dp[j] + 1)
return max(dp)
if __name__ == "__main__":
# Demo with…Generate Pascal's Triangle Rows in Python
Builds Pascal's triangle as a list of rows, where each inner value is the sum of the two values above it.
def generate_pascals_triangle(rows):
triangle = []
for row_num in range(rows):
row = [1] * (row_num + 1)
for col in range(1, row_num):
row[col] = triangle[row_num - 1][col - 1] + triangle[row_num - 1][col]
triangle.append(row)
return triangle
if __name__ == "__main__":
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