""" 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 = [] open_brackets = set({"(", "[", "{"}) closed_brackets = set({")", "]", "}"}) open_to_closed = dict({"{": "}", "[": "]", "(": ")"}) for i in range(len(s)): if s[i] in open_brackets: stack.append(s[i]) elif s[i] in closed_brackets and ( len(stack) == 0 or (len(stack) > 0 and open_to_closed[stack.pop()] != s[i]) ): return False return len(stack) == 0 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()