Python/data_structures/stacks/balanced_parentheses.py
2018-10-30 15:29:12 +01:00

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from __future__ import print_function
from __future__ import absolute_import
from .Stack import Stack
__author__ = 'Omkar Pathak'
def balanced_parentheses(parentheses):
""" Use a stack to check if a string of parentheses is balanced."""
stack = Stack(len(parentheses))
for parenthesis in parentheses:
if parenthesis == '(':
stack.push(parenthesis)
elif parenthesis == ')':
stack.pop()
return not stack.is_empty()
if __name__ == '__main__':
examples = ['((()))', '((())']
print('Balanced parentheses demonstration:\n')
for example in examples:
print(example + ': ' + str(balanced_parentheses(example)))