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Challenge Notebook

Problem: Implement a queue using two stacks.

Constraints
Test Cases
Algorithm
Code
Unit Test
Solution Notebook

Constraints

Do you expect the methods to be enqueue and dequeue?
- Yes
Can we assume we already have a stack class that can be used for this problem?
- Yes

Test Cases

Enqueue and dequeue on empty stack
Enqueue and dequeue on non-empty stack
Multiple enqueue in a row
Multiple dequeue in a row
Enqueue after a dequeue
Dequeue after an enqueue

Algorithm

Refer to the Solution Notebook. If you are stuck and need a hint, the solution notebook's algorithm discussion might be a good place to start.

Code



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%run ../stack/stack.py
%load ../stack/stack.py



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class QueueFromStacks(object):

    def __init__(self):
        # TODO: Implement me
        pass

    def shift_stacks(self, source, destination):
        # TODO: Implement me
        pass

    def enqueue(self, data):
        # TODO: Implement me
        pass

    def dequeue(self):
        # TODO: Implement me
        pass

Unit Test



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# %load test_queue_from_stacks.py
from nose.tools import assert_equal


class TestQueueFromStacks(object):

    def test_queue_from_stacks(self):
        print('Test: Dequeue on empty stack')
        queue = QueueFromStacks()
        assert_equal(queue.dequeue(), None)

        print('Test: Enqueue on empty stack')
        print('Test: Enqueue on non-empty stack')
        print('Test: Multiple enqueue in a row')
        num_items = 3
        for i in range(0, num_items):
            queue.enqueue(i)

        print('Test: Dequeue on non-empty stack')
        print('Test: Dequeue after an enqueue')
        assert_equal(queue.dequeue(), 0)

        print('Test: Multiple dequeue in a row')
        assert_equal(queue.dequeue(), 1)
        assert_equal(queue.dequeue(), 2)

        print('Test: Enqueue after a dequeue')
        queue.enqueue(5)
        assert_equal(queue.dequeue(), 5)

        print('Success: test_queue_from_stacks')


def main():
    test = TestQueueFromStacks()
    test.test_queue_from_stacks()


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

Solution Notebook

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