Design_Add_and_Search_Words_Data_Structure2.py

class WordDictionary:

    def __init__(self):
        """
        Initialize your data structure here.
        """
        self.root = {}
        

    def addWord(self, word: str) -> None:
        last = self.root
        for i in range(len(word)):
            if word[i] not in last:
                last[word[i]] = {}
            last = last[word[i]] 
        last["*"] = {}
        

    def search(self, word: str) -> bool: 
        def search_i(node: dict, index: int) -> bool:            
            if index == len(word):
                return "*" in node
            c = word[index]
            if c != '.':
                if c not in node:
                    return False
                else:
                    return search_i(node[c], index + 1)
            else:
                for c, child in node.items():
                    if search_i(child, index + 1):
                        return True
                return False
                    
        return search_i(self.root, 0)