Refactored and Debugged Array and Tree Algorithms

📅 2024-04-17 — Session: Refactored and Debugged Array and Tree Algorithms

🕒 19:05–19:40
🏷️ Labels: Algorithm, Debugging, Python, Error Handling, Array Manipulation, Binary Tree
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM

Session Goal

The session aimed to analyze and improve various algorithm implementations, focusing on pointer adjustments in merged arrays, error handling in closest pair algorithms, and debugging diameter calculations in binary trees.

Key Activities

• Conducted a comparative analysis of pointer adjustment strategies in merged arrays, focusing on decision-making processes and optimization techniques.
• Implemented print statements in the merge_and_count and closest_pair_of_points functions to facilitate understanding and debugging.
• Corrected the closest_split_pair function to prevent a TypeError by ensuring a valid pair of points is returned.
• Addressed error handling in the closest_pair_rec function to manage base cases and ensure proper returns from brute_force and closest_split_pair.
• Debugged the diameter_of_binary_tree function by adding print statements to visualize traversal and calculations.

Achievements

• Enhanced understanding of pointer adjustment optimizations in array merging.
• Improved error handling and debugging capabilities in closest pair and binary tree algorithms.

Pending Tasks

• Further testing of the modified algorithms to ensure robustness and efficiency in various scenarios.