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intersection algorithm in python
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def intersection( *A ) : | |
res = [] | |
while True : | |
# check if the heads are the same | |
all_same = True | |
for i in range(1, len(A)) : | |
if len(A[i]) > 0 and len(A[i-1]) > 0 and A[i-1][0] == A[i][0] : | |
pass | |
else : | |
all_same = False | |
if all_same : | |
# append to intersection set | |
res.append(A[0][0]) | |
# remove from all arrays the intersected item | |
for i in range(len(A)) : | |
if len(A[i]) > 0 : | |
tmp = A[i][0] | |
while A[i] != [] and A[i][0] == tmp : | |
A[i].pop(0) | |
else : | |
return res | |
else : | |
# find the array with minimum head ... | |
min_i = 0 | |
for i in range(len(A)) : | |
if len(A[i]) == 0 or len(A[min_i]) == 0 : | |
return res | |
if A[i][0] < A[min_i][0] : | |
min_i = i | |
# and remove it's head item | |
A[min_i].pop(0) | |
# Example code | |
A = [1,2,3,4,4.1,4.2,4.3,5,7,8,100] | |
B = [2,5,7,8] | |
C = [2,3,4,5,6,7,8] | |
print intersection( A, B, C ) |
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