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Word ladder (shortest path)

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52
score
tests (60%)1/5 passed
deliverables (20%)100%
content checks (20%)100%

01 what the model was asked

Create ladder.py with exactly one function:

ladder_length(begin: str, end: str, word_list: list[str]) -> int
    A transformation sequence goes from begin to end, changing exactly one letter per step; every intermediate word (and end itself) must appear in word_list. Return the number of words in the SHORTEST such sequence counting both endpoints, or 0 if none exists. begin does not need to be in word_list. All words are lowercase and the same length.

Example: begin="hit", end="cog", word_list=["hot","dot","dog","lot","log","cog"] -> 5 (hit -> hot -> dot -> dog -> cog).

Use only the Python standard library. A breadth-first search is the intended approach; brute-force recursion will be too slow for the larger test.
required deliverables + checks
✓deliverable: ladder.py
✓ladder.py must contain “def ladder_length”
pytest suite it was graded against
test_ladder.py · 27 lines · 744 B
import time from ladder import ladder_length  def test_classic_example():    assert ladder_length("hit", "cog", ["hot", "dot", "dog", "lot", "log", "cog"]) == 5  def test_unreachable_end():    assert ladder_length("hit", "cog", ["hot", "dot", "dog", "lot", "log"]) == 0  def test_single_step():    assert ladder_length("a", "c", ["a", "b", "c"]) == 2  def test_shortest_is_found():    words = ["hot", "hit", "hat", "cat", "cot", "cog", "dog"]    assert ladder_length("hit", "cot", words) == 3  def test_larger_input_is_fast():    words = [a + b + c for a in "abcdefgh" for b in "abcdefgh" for c in "abcdefgh"]    start = time.monotonic()    assert ladder_length("aaa", "hhh", words) == 4    assert time.monotonic() - start < 2.0

02 what it did — full transcript

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⌛ turn budget exhausted (24 turns)
graded 52.01 passed, 4 failed
pytest output
F.FFF                                                                    [100%]
=================================== FAILURES ===================================
_____________________________ test_classic_example _____________________________
test_ladder.py:7: in test_classic_example
    assert ladder_length("hit", "cog", ["hot", "dot", "dog", "lot", "log", "cog"]) == 5
E   AssertionError: assert 0 == 5
E    +  where 0 = ladder_length('hit', 'cog', ['hot', 'dot', 'dog', 'lot', 'log', 'cog'])
_______________________________ test_single_step _______________________________
test_ladder.py:15: in test_single_step
    assert ladder_length("a", "c", ["a", "b", "c"]) == 2
E   AssertionError: assert 1 == 2
E    +  where 1 = ladder_length('a', 'c', ['a', 'b', 'c'])
____________________________ test_shortest_is_found ____________________________
test_ladder.py:20: in test_shortest_is_found
    assert ladder_length("hit", "cot", words) == 3
E   AssertionError: assert 2 == 3
E    +  where 2 = ladder_length('hit', 'cot', ['hot', 'hit', 'hat', 'cat', 'cot', 'cog', ...])
__________________________ test_larger_input_is_fast ___________________________
test_ladder.py:26: in test_larger_input_is_fast
    assert ladder_length("aaa", "hhh", words) == 4
E   AssertionError: assert 3 == 4
E    +  where 3 = ladder_length('aaa', 'hhh', ['aaa', 'aab', 'aac', 'aad', 'aae', 'aaf', ...])
=========================== short test summary info ============================
FAILED test_ladder.py::test_classic_example - AssertionError: assert 0 == 5
FAILED test_ladder.py::test_single_step - AssertionError: assert 1 == 2
FAILED test_ladder.py::test_shortest_is_found - AssertionError: assert 2 == 3
FAILED test_ladder.py::test_larger_input_is_fast - AssertionError: assert 3 == 4
4 failed, 1 passed in 0.09s

03 what it wrote

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stdlib imports: collections

FileLOCSLOC FnsComplexityDepthImports
ladder.py1917196collections
ladder.py · 19 lines · 692 B
from collections import deque def ladder_length(begin: str, end: str, word_list: list[str]) -> int:    if begin not in word_list or end not in word_list:        return 0        queue = deque([(begin, 1)])    visited = set([begin])    while queue:        word, step = queue.popleft()        for i in range(len(word)):            for char in "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz":                new_word = word[:i] + char + word[i+1:]                 if new_word not in visited and new_word in word_list:                    if new_word == end:                        return step                    queue.append((new_word, step + 1))                    visited.add(new_word)    return 0

04 how it was graded

✓ ok 1/5 passed
24
model calls
0
invalid actions
6
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1.6k
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tokens in
118.8s
wall time

agent actions: write_file×7, run_tests×6, read_file×6, done×5

final pytest output
F.FFF                                                                    [100%]
=================================== FAILURES ===================================
_____________________________ test_classic_example _____________________________
test_ladder.py:7: in test_classic_example
    assert ladder_length("hit", "cog", ["hot", "dot", "dog", "lot", "log", "cog"]) == 5
E   AssertionError: assert 0 == 5
E    +  where 0 = ladder_length('hit', 'cog', ['hot', 'dot', 'dog', 'lot', 'log', 'cog'])
_______________________________ test_single_step _______________________________
test_ladder.py:15: in test_single_step
    assert ladder_length("a", "c", ["a", "b", "c"]) == 2
E   AssertionError: assert 1 == 2
E    +  where 1 = ladder_length('a', 'c', ['a', 'b', 'c'])
____________________________ test_shortest_is_found ____________________________
test_ladder.py:20: in test_shortest_is_found
    assert ladder_length("hit", "cot", words) == 3
E   AssertionError: assert 2 == 3
E    +  where 2 = ladder_length('hit', 'cot', ['hot', 'hit', 'hat', 'cat', 'cot', 'cog', ...])
__________________________ test_larger_input_is_fast ___________________________
test_ladder.py:26: in test_larger_input_is_fast
    assert ladder_length("aaa", "hhh", words) == 4
E   AssertionError: assert 3 == 4
E    +  where 3 = ladder_length('aaa', 'hhh', ['aaa', 'aab', 'aac', 'aad', 'aae', 'aaf', ...])
=========================== short test summary info ============================
FAILED test_ladder.py::test_classic_example - AssertionError: assert 0 == 5
FAILED test_ladder.py::test_single_step - AssertionError: assert 1 == 2
FAILED test_ladder.py::test_shortest_is_found - AssertionError: assert 2 == 3
FAILED test_ladder.py::test_larger_input_is_fast - AssertionError: assert 3 == 4
4 failed, 1 passed in 0.09s