Create PiCode.py

Author: kalwar

PiCode.py

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+# you can write to stdout for debugging purposes, e.g.
+# print("this is a debug message")
+
+def solution(p, q):
+  distinct_strings = [{}]
+  seen = {}
+
+  for left, right in zip(p, q):
+    if seen.get((left, right)):
+      continue
+    seen[(left, right)] = True
+    for key in distinct_strings:
+      left_match, right_match = key.get(left), key.get(right)
+      if not (left_match or right_match):
+        if right != left:
+          distinct_strings.append(key.copy())
+          distinct_strings[-1][right] = True
+        key[left] = True
+    distinct_strings = list(set([frozenset(d.items()) for d in distinct_strings]))
+    distinct_strings = [dict(s) for s in distinct_strings]
+  return min([len(d) for d in distinct_strings])