Reshape the Matrix — LeetCode 566 Python Solution

The problem

In MATLAB, there is a handy function called reshape which can reshape an m x n matrix into a new one with a different size r x c keeping its original data. You are given an m x n matrix mat and two integers r and c representing the number of rows and the number of columns of the wanted reshaped matrix.

Example

Input

mat = [[1,2],[3,4]], r = 1, c = 4

Output

[[1,2,3,4]]

Python solution

class Solution:
    def matrixReshape(self, mat: List[List[int]], r: int, c: int) -> List[List[int]]:
        m, n = len(mat), len(mat[0])
        if m * n != r * c:
            return mat
        ans = [[0] * c for _ in range(r)]
        for i in range(m * n):
            ans[i // c][i % c] = mat[i // n][i % n]
        return ans

Complexity

Pattern: Matrix and Grid

Treat a 2-D grid as a graph whose neighbours are the four adjacent cells. LeetCode 566. Reshape the Matrix is filed here on both counts: the reference solution below belongs to the algorithm family this hub collects, and LeetCode tags it Matrix.

The matrix and grid guide has the Python template for the pattern and the 216 LeetCode problems that use it.

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