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def main(): | |
assert gen_matrix(4, 3) == [[1, 2, 3, 4], [5, 6, 7, 8], [9, 10, 11, 12]] | |
print_matrix(gen_matrix(4, 6)) | |
# 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 12, 11, 10, 9, 5, 6, 7 | |
def gen_matrix(width, height): | |
ret = [range(1 + width * ih, 1 + width * (ih + 1)) for ih in range(height)] | |
return ret | |
DIRECTIONS = range(4) | |
GO_RIGHT, GO_DOWN, GO_LEFT, GO_UP = DIRECTIONS | |
def print_matrix(sequences): | |
if not sequences: | |
return # nothing to print | |
width = len(sequences[0]) | |
height = len(sequences) | |
min_iw, min_ih = 0, 0 | |
max_iw, max_ih = width - 1, height - 1 | |
S, di, i, total = sequences, 0, 0, (width * height) | |
while i < total: | |
cur_dir = di % len(DIRECTIONS) | |
if cur_dir == GO_RIGHT: | |
for iw in range(min_iw, max_iw + 1): | |
i += 1 | |
print S[min_ih][iw] | |
min_ih += 1 | |
elif cur_dir == GO_DOWN: | |
for ih in range(min_ih, max_ih + 1): | |
i += 1 | |
print S[ih][max_iw] | |
max_iw -= 1 | |
elif cur_dir == GO_LEFT: | |
for iw in range(max_iw, min_iw - 1, -1): | |
i += 1 | |
print S[max_ih][iw] | |
max_ih -= 1 | |
elif cur_dir == GO_UP: | |
for ih in range(max_ih, min_ih - 1, -1): | |
i += 1 | |
print S[ih][min_iw] | |
min_iw += 1 | |
di += 1 | |
return | |
# TODO: is there a analytical way to know the ending coordinates | |
if __name__ == '__main__': | |
main() |
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