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89. Gray Code

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Description

An n-bit gray code sequence is a sequence of 2n integers where:

  • Every integer is in the inclusive range [0, 2n - 1],
  • The first integer is 0,
  • An integer appears no more than once in the sequence,
  • The binary representation of every pair of adjacent integers differs by exactly one bit, and
  • The binary representation of the first and last integers differs by exactly one bit.

Given an integer n, return any valid n-bit gray code sequence.

 

Example 1:

Input: n = 2
Output: [0,1,3,2]
Explanation:
The binary representation of [0,1,3,2] is [00,01,11,10].
- 00 and 01 differ by one bit
- 01 and 11 differ by one bit
- 11 and 10 differ by one bit
- 10 and 00 differ by one bit
[0,2,3,1] is also a valid gray code sequence, whose binary representation is [00,10,11,01].
- 00 and 10 differ by one bit
- 10 and 11 differ by one bit
- 11 and 01 differ by one bit
- 01 and 00 differ by one bit

Example 2:

Input: n = 1
Output: [0,1]

 

Constraints:

  • 1 <= n <= 16

Solution

gray-code.py
class Solution:
    def grayCode(self, n: int) -> List[int]:
        res = [0]

        for i in range(n):
            for j in range(len(res) - 1,-1,-1):
                res.append(res[j] | 1 << i)

        return res