2322. Minimum Score After Removals on a Tree

Updated: 2024-03-12
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LeetCode problem 2322

class Solution:
    def minimumScore(self, nums: List[int], edges: List[List[int]]) -> int:
        def dfs(i, fa, x):
            res = nums[i]
            for j in g[i]:
                if j != fa and j != x:
                    res ^= dfs(j, i, x)
            return res

        def dfs2(i, fa, x):
            nonlocal s, s1, res
            res = nums[i]
            for j in g[i]:
                if j != fa and j != x:
                    a = dfs2(j, i, x)
                    res ^= a
                    b = s1 ^ a
                    c = s ^ s1
                    t = max(a, b, c) - min(a, b, c)
                    res = min(res, t)
            return res

        g = defaultdict(list)
        for a, b in edges:
            g[a].append(b)
            g[b].append(a)

        s = 0
        for v in nums:
            s ^= v
        n = len(nums)
        res = inf
        for i in range(n):
            for j in g[i]:
                s1 = dfs(i, -1, j)
                dfs2(i, -1, j)
        return res