""" Graph Coloring also called "m coloring problem" consists of coloring a given graph with at most m colors such that no adjacent vertices are assigned the same color Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graph_coloring """ def valid_coloring( neighbours: list[int], colored_vertices: list[int], color: int ) -> bool: """ For each neighbour check if the coloring constraint is satisfied If any of the neighbours fail the constraint return False If all neighbours validate the constraint return True >>> neighbours = [0,1,0,1,0] >>> colored_vertices = [0, 2, 1, 2, 0] >>> color = 1 >>> valid_coloring(neighbours, colored_vertices, color) True >>> color = 2 >>> valid_coloring(neighbours, colored_vertices, color) False """ # Does any neighbour not satisfy the constraints return not any( neighbour == 1 and colored_vertices[i] == color for i, neighbour in enumerate(neighbours) ) def util_color( graph: list[list[int]], max_colors: int, colored_vertices: list[int], index: int ) -> bool: """ Pseudo-Code Base Case: 1. Check if coloring is complete 1.1 If complete return True (meaning that we successfully colored the graph) Recursive Step: 2. Iterates over each color: Check if the current coloring is valid: 2.1. Color given vertex 2.2. Do recursive call, check if this coloring leads to a solution 2.4. if current coloring leads to a solution return 2.5. Uncolor given vertex >>> graph = [[0, 1, 0, 0, 0], ... [1, 0, 1, 0, 1], ... [0, 1, 0, 1, 0], ... [0, 1, 1, 0, 0], ... [0, 1, 0, 0, 0]] >>> max_colors = 3 >>> colored_vertices = [0, 1, 0, 0, 0] >>> index = 3 >>> util_color(graph, max_colors, colored_vertices, index) True >>> max_colors = 2 >>> util_color(graph, max_colors, colored_vertices, index) False """ # Base Case if index == len(graph): return True # Recursive Step for i in range(max_colors): if valid_coloring(graph[index], colored_vertices, i): # Color current vertex colored_vertices[index] = i # Validate coloring if util_color(graph, max_colors, colored_vertices, index + 1): return True # Backtrack colored_vertices[index] = -1 return False def color(graph: list[list[int]], max_colors: int) -> list[int]: """ Wrapper function to call subroutine called util_color which will either return True or False. If True is returned colored_vertices list is filled with correct colorings >>> graph = [[0, 1, 0, 0, 0], ... [1, 0, 1, 0, 1], ... [0, 1, 0, 1, 0], ... [0, 1, 1, 0, 0], ... [0, 1, 0, 0, 0]] >>> max_colors = 3 >>> color(graph, max_colors) [0, 1, 0, 2, 0] >>> max_colors = 2 >>> color(graph, max_colors) [] """ colored_vertices = [-1] * len(graph) if util_color(graph, max_colors, colored_vertices, 0): return colored_vertices return []