Path with Maximum Gold — LeetCode 1219 Python Solution

The problem

In a gold mine grid of size m x n, each cell in this mine has an integer representing the amount of gold in that cell, 0 if it is empty. Return the maximum amount of gold you can collect under the conditions: Every time you are located in a cell you will collect all the gold in that cell.

Example

Input

grid = [[0,6,0],[5,8,7],[0,9,0]]

Output

24

Explanation

[[0,6,0],

Python solution

class Solution:
    def getMaximumGold(self, grid: List[List[int]]) -> int:
        def dfs(i: int, j: int) -> int:
            if not (0 <= i < m and 0 <= j < n and grid[i][j]):
                return 0
            v = grid[i][j]
            grid[i][j] = 0
            ans = max(dfs(i + a, j + b) for a, b in pairwise(dirs)) + v
            grid[i][j] = v
            return ans

        m, n = len(grid), len(grid[0])
        dirs = (-1, 0, 1, 0, -1)
        return max(dfs(i, j) for i in range(m) for j in range(n))

Complexity

Pattern: Backtracking

Build candidates one choice at a time and abandon a branch the moment it cannot work. LeetCode 1219. Path with Maximum Gold is filed here on both counts: the reference solution below belongs to the algorithm family this hub collects, and LeetCode tags it Backtracking.

The backtracking guide has the Python template for the pattern and the 105 LeetCode problems that use it.

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