""" File: coin_change_greedy.py Created Time: 2023-07-18 Author: krahets (krahets@163.com) """ def coin_change_greedy(coins: list[int], amt: int) -> int: """Coin change: Greedy""" # Assume coins list is ordered i = len(coins) - 1 count = 0 # Loop for greedy selection until no remaining amount while amt > 0: # Find the smallest coin close to and less than the remaining amount while i > 0 and coins[i] > amt: i -= 1 # Choose coins[i] amt -= coins[i] count += 1 # If no feasible solution is found, return -1 return count if amt == 0 else -1 """Driver Code""" if __name__ == "__main__": # Greedy: can ensure finding a global optimal solution coins = [1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100] amt = 186 res = coin_change_greedy(coins, amt) print(f"\ncoins = {coins}, amt = {amt}") print(f"The minimum number of coins needed to make up {amt} is {res}") # Greedy: cannot ensure finding a global optimal solution coins = [1, 20, 50] amt = 60 res = coin_change_greedy(coins, amt) print(f"\ncoins = {coins}, amt = {amt}") print(f"The minimum number of coins needed to make up {amt} is {res}") print(f"In reality, the minimum number needed is 3, i.e., 20 + 20 + 20") # Greedy: cannot ensure finding a global optimal solution coins = [1, 49, 50] amt = 98 res = coin_change_greedy(coins, amt) print(f"\ncoins = {coins}, amt = {amt}") print(f"The minimum number of coins needed to make up {amt} is {res}") print(f"In reality, the minimum number needed is 2, i.e., 49 + 49")