EasyNo. 2788
Split Strings by Separator — LeetCode 2788 Python Solution
- Pattern
- Hash Map
- Topics
- Array, String
- Reading time
- 2 min
- Source
- leetcode.com
The problem
Given an array of strings words and a character separator, split each string in words by separator. Return an array of strings containing the new strings formed after the splits, excluding empty strings.
Example
- Input
- words = ["one.two.three","four.five","six"], separator = "."
- Output
- ["one","two","three","four","five","six"]
- Explanation
- In this example we split as follows:
Python solution
class Solution:
def splitWordsBySeparator(self, words: List[str], separator: str) -> List[str]:
return [s for w in words for s in w.split(separator) if s]Complexity
- Time
- O(n × m)
- Space · auxiliary
- O(m)where n is the length of the string array words, and m is the maximum length of the strings in the array words
Pattern: Hash Map
Trade memory for time: remember what you have seen so the second pass never happens. LeetCode 2788. Split Strings by Separator is filed here because the reference solution below belongs to the algorithm family this hub collects, even though its LeetCode tags point elsewhere.
The hash map guide has the Python template for the pattern and the 709 LeetCode problems that use it.
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Frequently asked questions
- How hard is LeetCode 2788. Split Strings by Separator?
LeetCode 2788. Split Strings by Separator is rated Easy on LeetCode.
- What is the time complexity of LeetCode 2788. Split Strings by Separator?
The Python solution on this page runs in O(n × m).
- What is the space complexity of LeetCode 2788. Split Strings by Separator?
The Python solution on this page uses O(m), where n is the length of the string array words, and m is the maximum length of the strings in the array words auxiliary space.
- What topics does LeetCode 2788. Split Strings by Separator cover?
LeetCode 2788. Split Strings by Separator is tagged Array and String on LeetCode.