【LeetCode with Python】 Edit Distance

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原题页面： https://oj.leetcode.com/problems/edit-distance/
题目类型：动态规划
难度评价：★★★
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Given two words word1 and word2, find the minimum number of steps required to convertword1 toword2. (each operation is counted as 1 step.)

You have the following 3 operations permitted on a word:

a) Insert a character
b) Delete a character
c) Replace a character

一道传统意义上的经典的动态规划题目。注意动态规划十有八九可以优化空间复杂度，不是真的要开辟一个矩阵出来。

class Solution:
    # @return an integer
    def minDistance(self, word1, word2):
        if "" == word1 and "" == word2:
            return 0
        elif "" == word1:
            return len(word2)
        elif "" == word2:
            return len(word1)
        len1 = len(word1)
        len2 = len(word2)
        arr1 = [0 for y in range(0, len1 + 1)]
        arr2 = [0 for y in range(0, len1 + 1)]
        arr1[0] = 0
        for y in range(1, len1 + 1):
            arr1[y] = y
        for x in range(1, len2 + 1):
            arr2[0] = x
            for y in range(1, len1 + 1):
                arr2[y] = min(arr1[y - 1] + (0 if (word1[y - 1] == word2[x - 1]) else 1), arr1[y] + 1, arr2[y - 1] + 1)
            tmp = arr1
            arr1 = arr2
            arr2 = tmp
            for y in range(0, len1 + 1):
                arr2[y] = 0
        return arr1[len1]