""" Algorithm for calculating the most cost-efficient sequence for converting one string into another. The only allowed operations are ---Copy character with cost cC ---Replace character with cost cR ---Delete character with cost cD ---Insert character with cost cI """ def compute_transform_tables(X, Y, cC, cR, cD, cI): X = list(X) Y = list(Y) m = len(X) n = len(Y) costs = [[0 for _ in range(n + 1)] for _ in range(m + 1)] ops = [[0 for _ in range(n + 1)] for _ in range(m + 1)] for i in range(1, m + 1): costs[i][0] = i * cD ops[i][0] = "D%c" % X[i - 1] for i in range(1, n + 1): costs[0][i] = i * cI ops[0][i] = "I%c" % Y[i - 1] for i in range(1, m + 1): for j in range(1, n + 1): if X[i - 1] == Y[j - 1]: costs[i][j] = costs[i - 1][j - 1] + cC ops[i][j] = "C%c" % X[i - 1] else: costs[i][j] = costs[i - 1][j - 1] + cR ops[i][j] = "R%c" % X[i - 1] + str(Y[j - 1]) if costs[i - 1][j] + cD < costs[i][j]: costs[i][j] = costs[i - 1][j] + cD ops[i][j] = "D%c" % X[i - 1] if costs[i][j - 1] + cI < costs[i][j]: costs[i][j] = costs[i][j - 1] + cI ops[i][j] = "I%c" % Y[j - 1] return costs, ops def assemble_transformation(ops, i, j): if i == 0 and j == 0: seq = [] return seq else: if ops[i][j][0] == "C" or ops[i][j][0] == "R": seq = assemble_transformation(ops, i - 1, j - 1) seq.append(ops[i][j]) return seq elif ops[i][j][0] == "D": seq = assemble_transformation(ops, i - 1, j) seq.append(ops[i][j]) return seq else: seq = assemble_transformation(ops, i, j - 1) seq.append(ops[i][j]) return seq if __name__ == "__main__": _, operations = compute_transform_tables("Python", "Algorithms", -1, 1, 2, 2) m = len(operations) n = len(operations[0]) sequence = assemble_transformation(operations, m - 1, n - 1) string = list("Python") i = 0 cost = 0 with open("min_cost.txt", "w") as file: for op in sequence: print("".join(string)) if op[0] == "C": file.write("%-16s" % "Copy %c" % op[1]) file.write("\t\t\t" + "".join(string)) file.write("\r\n") cost -= 1 elif op[0] == "R": string[i] = op[2] file.write("%-16s" % ("Replace %c" % op[1] + " with " + str(op[2]))) file.write("\t\t" + "".join(string)) file.write("\r\n") cost += 1 elif op[0] == "D": string.pop(i) file.write("%-16s" % "Delete %c" % op[1]) file.write("\t\t\t" + "".join(string)) file.write("\r\n") cost += 2 else: string.insert(i, op[1]) file.write("%-16s" % "Insert %c" % op[1]) file.write("\t\t\t" + "".join(string)) file.write("\r\n") cost += 2 i += 1 print("".join(string)) print("Cost: ", cost) file.write("\r\nMinimum cost: " + str(cost))