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Challenge Notebook¶

Problem: Implement the method draw_line(screen, width, x1, x2) where screen is a list of bytes, width is divisible by 8, and x1, x2 are absolute pixel positions.¶

Constraints¶

Can we assume the inputs are valid?
- No
For the output, do we set corresponding bits in screen?
- Yes
Can we assume this fits memory?
- Yes

Test Cases¶

Invalid inputs -> Exception
- screen is empty
- width = 0
- any input param is None
- x1 or x2 is out of bounds
General case for len(screen) = 20, width = 32:
- x1 = 2, x2 = 6
  - screen[0] = int('00111110', base=2)
- x1 = 68, x2 = 80
  - screen[8], int('00001111', base=2)
  - screen[9], int('11111111', base=2)
  - screen[10], int('10000000', base=2)

Algorithm¶

Refer to the Solution Notebook. If you are stuck and need a hint, the solution notebook's algorithm discussion might be a good place to start.

Code¶

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class BitsScreen(object):

    def draw_line(self, screen, width, x1, x2):
        # TODO: Implement me
        pass

Unit Test¶

The following unit test is expected to fail until you solve the challenge.

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# %load test_draw_line.py
import unittest


class TestBitsScreen(unittest.TestCase):

    def test_draw_line(self):
        bits_screen = BitsScreen()
        screen = []
        for _ in range(20):
            screen.append(int('00000000', base=2))
        bits_screen.draw_line(screen, width=32, x1=68, x2=80)
        self.assertEqual(screen[8], int('00001111', base=2))
        self.assertEqual(screen[9], int('11111111', base=2))
        self.assertEqual(screen[10], int('10000000', base=2))
        bits_screen.draw_line(screen, width=32, x1=2, x2=6)
        self.assertEqual(screen[0], int('00111110', base=2))
        bits_screen.draw_line(screen, width=32, x1=10, x2=13)
        self.assertEqual(screen[1], int('00111100', base=2))
        print('Success: test_draw_line')


def main():
    test = TestBitsScreen()
    test.test_draw_line()


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

Solution Notebook¶

Review the Solution Notebook for a discussion on algorithms and code solutions.