[LeetCode 4.16] Valid Parenthesis String

Valid Parenthesis String

Given a string containing only three types of characters: ‘(’, ‘)’ and ‘*’, write a function to check whether this string is valid. We define the validity of a string by these rules:

1. Any left parenthesis ‘(’ must have a corresponding right parenthesis ‘)’.
2. Any right parenthesis ‘)’ must have a corresponding left parenthesis ‘(’.
3. Left parenthesis ‘(’ must go before the corresponding right parenthesis ‘)’.
4. ‘*’ could be treated as a single right parenthesis ‘)’ or a single left parenthesis ‘(’ or an empty string.
5. An empty string is also valid.

Example 1:

Input: "()"
Output: True

Example 2:

Input: "(*)"
Output: True

Example 3:

Input: "(*))"
Output: True

Note:

• The string size will be in the range [1, 100].

Python3 Solution:

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class Solution(object):
    def checkValidString(self, s):
        lo = hi = 0
        for c in s:
            lo += 1 if c == '(' else -1
            hi += 1 if c != ')' else -1
            if hi < 0: break
            lo = max(lo, 0)

        return lo == 0