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-383_ransom-note.py
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###############
# MY SOLUTION #
###############
def canConstruct(ransomNote: str, magazine: str) -> bool:
# deconstruct ransomNote and magazine into lists
# sort them by alphabetical order
# check first letter of ransomNote with first letter of magazine
# if they are equal, remove them
# if removing them makes len(ransomNote) == 0
# break
# if they are not equal, return false
# deconstruct ransomNote and magazine into lists
note_list = [char for char in ransomNote]
magazine_list = [char for char in magazine]
# sort them by alphabetical order
note_list.sort()
magazine_list.sort()
# implement the for loop
while len(magazine_list) > 0:
if note_list[0] == magazine_list[0]:
note_list.pop(0)
magazine_list.pop(0)
if len(note_list)==0: return True
else:
magazine_list.pop(0)
if len(magazine_list)==0: return False
###################
# BETTER SOLUTION #
###################
def canConstruct(ransomNote: str, magazine: str) -> bool:
for letter in ransomNote:
if letter in magazine:
magazine = magazine.replace(letter, "", 1)
else:
return False
return True