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"""
The sum-of-subsets problem states that a set of non-negative integers, and a
value M, determine all possible subsets of the given set whose summation sum
equal to given M.
Summation of the chosen numbers must be equal to given number M and one number
can be used only once.
"""
def generate_sum_of_subsets_solutions(nums: list[int], max_sum: int) -> list[list[int]]:
"""
The main function. For list of numbers 'nums' find the subsets with sum
equal to 'max_sum'
>>> generate_sum_of_subsets_solutions(nums=[3, 34, 4, 12, 5, 2], max_sum=9)
[[3, 4, 2], [4, 5]]
>>> generate_sum_of_subsets_solutions(nums=[3, 34, 4, 12, 5, 2], max_sum=3)
[[3]]
>>> generate_sum_of_subsets_solutions(nums=[3, 34, 4, 12, 5, 2], max_sum=1)
[]
"""
result: list[list[int]] = []
path: list[int] = []
num_index = 0
remaining_nums_sum = sum(nums)
create_state_space_tree(nums, max_sum, num_index, path, result, remaining_nums_sum)
return result
def create_state_space_tree(
nums: list[int],
max_sum: int,
num_index: int,
path: list[int],
result: list[list[int]],
remaining_nums_sum: int,
) -> None:
"""
Creates a state space tree to iterate through each branch using DFS.
It terminates the branching of a node when any of the two conditions
given below satisfy.
This algorithm follows depth-fist-search and backtracks when the node is not
branchable.
>>> path = []
>>> result = []
>>> create_state_space_tree(
... nums=[1],
... max_sum=1,
... num_index=0,
... path=path,
... result=result,
... remaining_nums_sum=1)
>>> path
[]
>>> result
[[1]]
"""
if sum(path) > max_sum or (remaining_nums_sum + sum(path)) < max_sum:
return
if sum(path) == max_sum:
result.append(path)
return
for index in range(num_index, len(nums)):
create_state_space_tree(
nums,
max_sum,
index + 1,
[*path, nums[index]],
result,
remaining_nums_sum - nums[index],
)
if __name__ == "__main__":
import doctest
doctest.testmod()