Count Univalue Subtrees — LeetCode 250 Python Solution

MediumLeetCode PremiumTreeDepth-First SearchBinary Tree
Problem
#250
Reading time
4 min

The problem

Given the root of a binary tree, return the number of uni-value subtrees. A uni-value subtree means all nodes of the subtree have the same value.

Example

Input
root = [5,1,5,5,5,null,5]
Output
4

Python solution

Python
# Definition for a binary tree node.
# class TreeNode:
#     def __init__(self, val=0, left=None, right=None):
#         self.val = val
#         self.left = left
#         self.right = right
class Solution:
    def countUnivalSubtrees(self, root: Optional[TreeNode]) -> int:
        def dfs(root):
            if root is None:
                return True
            l, r = dfs(root.left), dfs(root.right)
            if not l or not r:
                return False
            a = root.val if root.left is None else root.left.val
            b = root.val if root.right is None else root.right.val
            if a == b == root.val:
                nonlocal ans
                ans += 1
                return True
            return False

        ans = 0
        dfs(root)
        return ans

Complexity

MeasureComplexity
TimeO(V+E)
SpaceO(V) auxiliary

Pattern: Tree Traversal

Choose the order — preorder, inorder, postorder, level — and the problem solves itself. LeetCode 250. Count Univalue Subtrees is filed here because LeetCode tags it Tree and Binary Tree, which is the vocabulary this hub collects.

The tree traversal guide has the Python template for the pattern and the 225 LeetCode problems that use it.

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The Python solution on this page runs in O(V+E).
What is the space complexity of LeetCode 250. Count Univalue Subtrees?
The Python solution on this page uses O(V) auxiliary space.
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