Python/dynamic_programming/longest_increasing_subsequence.py

"""
Author  : Mehdi ALAOUI

This is a pure Python implementation of Dynamic Programming solution to the longest increasing subsequence of a given sequence.

The problem is  :
Given an array, to find the longest and increasing sub-array in that given array and return it.
Example: [10, 22, 9, 33, 21, 50, 41, 60, 80] as input will return [10, 22, 33, 41, 60, 80] as output
"""
from typing import List


def longest_subsequence(array: List[int]) -> List[int]:  # This function is recursive
    """
    Some examples
    >>> longest_subsequence([10, 22, 9, 33, 21, 50, 41, 60, 80])
    [10, 22, 33, 41, 60, 80]
    >>> longest_subsequence([4, 8, 7, 5, 1, 12, 2, 3, 9])
    [1, 2, 3, 9]
    >>> longest_subsequence([9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 7])
    [8]
    >>> longest_subsequence([1, 1, 1])
    [1, 1, 1]
    """
    array_length = len(array)
    if (
        array_length <= 1
    ):  # If the array contains only one element, we return it (it's the stop condition of recursion)
        return array
        # Else
    pivot = array[0]
    isFound = False
    i = 1
    longest_subseq = []
    while not isFound and i < array_length:
        if array[i] < pivot:
            isFound = True
            temp_array = [element for element in array[i:] if element >= array[i]]
            temp_array = longest_subsequence(temp_array)
            if len(temp_array) > len(longest_subseq):
                longest_subseq = temp_array
        else:
            i += 1

    temp_array = [element for element in array[1:] if element >= pivot]
    temp_array = [pivot] + longest_subsequence(temp_array)
    if len(temp_array) > len(longest_subseq):
        return temp_array
    else:
        return longest_subseq
    

if __name__ == "__main__":
    import doctest
    doctest.testmod()