When it is required to find the count of the non leaf nodes in a Tree, a ‘Tree_structure’ class is created, methods to set a root value, and to add other values are defined. Various options are given that the user can select. Based on the user’s choice, the operation is performed on the Tree elements.
Below is a demonstration of the same −
Example
class Tree_structure: def __init__(self, data=None): self.key = data self.children = [] def set_root(self, data): self.key = data def add_vals(self, node): self.children.append(node) def search_val(self, key): if self.key == key: return self for child in self.children: temp = child.search_val(key) if temp is not None: return temp return None def count_non_leaf_node(self): nonleaf_count = 0 if self.children != []: nonleaf_count = 1 for child in self.children: nonleaf_count = nonleaf_count + child.count_non_leaf_node() return nonleaf_count tree = None print('Menu (this assumes no duplicate keys)') print('add <data> at root') print('add <data> below <data>') print('count') print('quit') while True: my_input = input('What operation would you like to perform ? ').split() operation = my_input[0].strip().lower() if operation == 'add': data = int(my_input[1]) newNode = Tree_structure(data) suboperation = my_input[2].strip().lower() if suboperation == 'at': tree = newNode elif suboperation == 'below': position = my_input[3].strip().lower() key = int(position) ref_node = None if tree is not None: ref_node = tree.search_val(key) if ref_node is None: print('No such key.') continue ref_node.add_vals(newNode) elif operation == 'count': if tree is None: print('The tree is empty ') else: count = tree.count_non_leaf_node() print('The number of non-leaf nodes are : {}'.format(count)) elif operation == 'quit': break
Output
Menu (this assumes no duplicate keys) add <data> at root add <data> below <data> count quit What operation would you like to perform ? add 34 at root What operation would you like to perform ? add 78 below 34 What operation would you like to perform ? add 56 below 78 What operation would you like to perform ? add 90 below 56 What operation would you like to perform ? count The number of non-leaf nodes are : 3 What operation would you like to perform ? quit
Explanation
The ‘Tree_structure’ class is created.
It sets the ‘key’ to True and sets an empty list to children of tree.
It has a ‘set_root’ function that helps set the root value for the Tree.
A method named ‘add_vals’ is defined, that helps add an element to the Tree.
Another method named ‘search_val’ is defined, that helps search for an element in the Tree.
Another method named ‘count_non_leaf_nodes’ is defined, that helps get the count of the non leaf nodes of the Tree.
It is a recursive function.
Four options are given, such as ‘add at root’, ‘add below’, ‘count’ and ‘quit’.
Depending on the option given by user, the respective operation is performed.
This output is displayed on the console.