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144 changes: 96 additions & 48 deletions graphs/bellman_ford.py
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from __future__ import annotations
from typing import NamedTuple


def print_distance(distance: list[float], src):
print(f"Vertex\tShortest Distance from vertex {src}")
for i, d in enumerate(distance):
print(f"{i}\t\t{d}")
class Edge(NamedTuple):
src: int
dst: int
weight: int


def print_distance_and_paths(distance: list[float], paths: list[list[int]], src: int):
"""
Prints the shortest distance and paths from the source vertex to each vertex.
"""
print(f"Vertex\tShortest Distance from Vertex {src}\tPath")
for vertex, (dist, path) in enumerate(zip(distance, paths)):
path_str = " -> ".join(map(str, path)) if path else "No path"
print(f"{vertex}\t\t{dist}\t\t\t\t{path_str}")


def check_negative_cycle(
graph: list[dict[str, int]], distance: list[float], edge_count: int
):
for j in range(edge_count):
u, v, w = (graph[j][k] for k in ["src", "dst", "weight"])
if distance[u] != float("inf") and distance[u] + w < distance[v]:
graph: list[Edge], distance: list[float], predecessor: list[int]
) -> bool:
"""
Checks if there is a negative weight cycle reachable from the source vertex.
If found, return True, indicating a negative cycle.
"""
for edge in graph:
if (
distance[edge.src] != float("inf")
and distance[edge.src] + edge.weight < distance[edge.dst]
):
# Update predecessors to indicate a cycle for affected paths
# Use -1 as a marker for negative cycle detection
predecessor[edge.dst] = -1
return True
return False


def reconstruct_paths(
predecessor: list[int], vertex_count: int, src: int
) -> list[list[int]]:
"""
Reconstructs the shortest paths from the source vertex to
each vertex using the predecessor list.
"""
paths = [[] for _ in range(vertex_count)]
for vertex in range(vertex_count):
if predecessor[vertex] == -1:
paths[vertex] = ["Negative cycle detected"]
elif predecessor[vertex] is not None:
path = []
current = vertex
while current is not None:
path.insert(0, current)
if current == src:
break
current = predecessor[current]
paths[vertex] = path
return paths


def bellman_ford(
graph: list[dict[str, int]], vertex_count: int, edge_count: int, src: int
) -> list[float]:
graph: list[Edge], vertex_count: int, src: int
) -> tuple[list[float], list[list[int]]]:
"""
Returns shortest paths from a vertex src to all
other vertices.
>>> edges = [(2, 1, -10), (3, 2, 3), (0, 3, 5), (0, 1, 4)]
>>> g = [{"src": s, "dst": d, "weight": w} for s, d, w in edges]
>>> bellman_ford(g, 4, 4, 0)
[0.0, -2.0, 8.0, 5.0]
>>> g = [{"src": s, "dst": d, "weight": w} for s, d, w in edges + [(1, 3, 5)]]
>>> bellman_ford(g, 4, 5, 0)
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
Exception: Negative cycle found
Returns the shortest paths from a vertex src to all other vertices,
including path reconstruction.
"""
distance = [float("inf")] * vertex_count
predecessor = [None] * vertex_count # Keeps track of the path predecessors
distance[src] = 0.0

# Step 1: Relax edges repeatedly
for _ in range(vertex_count - 1):
for j in range(edge_count):
u, v, w = (graph[j][k] for k in ["src", "dst", "weight"])

if distance[u] != float("inf") and distance[u] + w < distance[v]:
distance[v] = distance[u] + w

negative_cycle_exists = check_negative_cycle(graph, distance, edge_count)
if negative_cycle_exists:
for edge in graph:
if (
distance[edge.src] != float("inf")
and distance[edge.src] + edge.weight < distance[edge.dst]
):
distance[edge.dst] = distance[edge.src] + edge.weight
predecessor[edge.dst] = edge.src

# Step 2: Check for negative weight cycles
if check_negative_cycle(graph, distance, predecessor):
raise Exception("Negative cycle found")

return distance
# Step 3: Reconstruct paths from predecessor list
paths = reconstruct_paths(predecessor, vertex_count, src)

return distance, paths


if __name__ == "__main__":
import doctest

doctest.testmod()

V = int(input("Enter number of vertices: ").strip())
E = int(input("Enter number of edges: ").strip())

graph: list[dict[str, int]] = [{} for _ in range(E)]

for i in range(E):
print("Edge ", i + 1)
src, dest, weight = (
int(x)
for x in input("Enter source, destination, weight: ").strip().split(" ")
)
graph[i] = {"src": src, "dst": dest, "weight": weight}

source = int(input("\nEnter shortest path source:").strip())
shortest_distance = bellman_ford(graph, V, E, source)
print_distance(shortest_distance, 0)
try:
V = int(input("Enter number of vertices: ").strip())
E = int(input("Enter number of edges: ").strip())

graph: list[Edge] = []

for i in range(E):
print(f"Edge {i + 1}")
src, dest, weight = map(
int, input("Enter source, destination, weight: ").strip().split()
)
if src < 0 or src >= V or dest < 0 or dest >= V:
print(f"Invalid vertices: src and dest should be between 0 and {V - 1}")
continue
graph.append(Edge(src, dest, weight))

source = int(input("\nEnter shortest path source vertex: ").strip())
if source < 0 or source >= V:
print(f"Invalid source: source should be between 0 and {V - 1}")
else:
shortest_distance, paths = bellman_ford(graph, V, source)
print_distance_and_paths(shortest_distance, paths, source)
except ValueError:
print("Invalid input. Please enter valid integers.")