""" In this problem, we want to determine all possible permutations of the given sequence. We use backtracking to solve this problem. Time complexity: O(n! * n), where n denotes the length of the given sequence. """ from __future__ import annotations def generate_all_permutations(sequence: list[int | str]) -> None: create_state_space_tree(sequence, [], 0, [0 for i in range(len(sequence))]) def create_state_space_tree( sequence: list[int | str], current_sequence: list[int | str], index: int, index_used: list[int], ) -> None: """ Creates a state space tree to iterate through each branch using DFS. We know that each state has exactly len(sequence) - index children. It terminates when it reaches the end of the given sequence. """ if index == len(sequence): print(current_sequence) return for i in range(len(sequence)): if not index_used[i]: current_sequence.append(sequence[i]) index_used[i] = True create_state_space_tree(sequence, current_sequence, index + 1, index_used) current_sequence.pop() index_used[i] = False """ remove the comment to take an input from the user print("Enter the elements") sequence = list(map(int, input().split())) """ sequence: list[int | str] = [3, 1, 2, 4] generate_all_permutations(sequence) sequence_2: list[int | str] = ["A", "B", "C"] generate_all_permutations(sequence_2)