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49 changes: 49 additions & 0 deletions data_structures/stacks/evaluate_postfix_notations.py
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"""
The Reverse Polish Nation also known as Polish postfix notation
or simply postfix notation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_Polish_notation
Classic examples of simple stack implementations
Valid operators are +, -, *, /.
Each operand may be an integer or another expression.
"""


def evaluate_postfix(postfix_notation: list) -> int:
"""
>>> evaluate_postfix(["2", "1", "+", "3", "*"])
9
>>> evaluate_postfix(["4", "13", "5", "/", "+"])
6
>>> evaluate_postfix([])
0
"""
if not postfix_notation:
return 0

operations = {"+", "-", "*", "/"}
stack = []

for token in postfix_notation:
if token in operations:
b, a = stack.pop(), stack.pop()
if token == "+":
stack.append(a + b)
elif token == "-":
stack.append(a - b)
elif token == "*":
stack.append(a * b)
else:
if a * b < 0 and a % b != 0:
stack.append(a // b + 1)
else:
stack.append(a // b)
else:
stack.append(int(token))

return stack.pop()


if __name__ == "__main__":
import doctest

doctest.testmod()