''' The nested brackets problem is a problem that determines if a sequence of brackets are properly nested. A sequence of brackets s is considered properly nested if any of the following conditions are true: - s is empty - s has the form (U) or [U] or {U} where U is a properly nested string - s has the form VW where V and W are properly nested strings For example, the string "()()[()]" is properly nested but "[(()]" is not. The function called is_balanced takes as input a string S which is a sequence of brackets and returns true if S is nested and false otherwise. ''' def is_balanced(S): stack = [] for i in range(len(S)): if S[i] == '(' or S[i] == '{' or S[i] == '[': stack.append(S[i]) else: if len(stack) > 0: pair = stack.pop() + S[i] if pair != '[]' and pair != '()' and pair != '{}': return False else: return False if len(stack) == 0: return True return False def main(): S = input("Enter sequence of brackets: ") if is_balanced(S): print(S, "is balanced") else: print(S, "is not balanced") if __name__ == "__main__": main()