在Python中,计算两个列表之间的差值的最佳方法是什么?
例子
A = [1,2,3,4]
B = [2,5]
A - B = [1,3,4]
B - A = [5]
在Python中,计算两个列表之间的差值的最佳方法是什么?
例子
A = [1,2,3,4]
B = [2,5]
A - B = [1,3,4]
B - A = [5]
当前回答
当查看in -operator的TimeComplexity时,在最坏的情况下它与O(n)一起工作。即使是集合。
因此,当比较两个数组时,最好情况下的TimeComplexity为O(n),最坏情况下为O(n²)。
另一种(但不幸的是更复杂)解决方案,在最好和最坏的情况下都适用于O(n):
# Compares the difference of list a and b
# uses a callback function to compare items
def diff(a, b, callback):
a_missing_in_b = []
ai = 0
bi = 0
a = sorted(a, callback)
b = sorted(b, callback)
while (ai < len(a)) and (bi < len(b)):
cmp = callback(a[ai], b[bi])
if cmp < 0:
a_missing_in_b.append(a[ai])
ai += 1
elif cmp > 0:
# Item b is missing in a
bi += 1
else:
# a and b intersecting on this item
ai += 1
bi += 1
# if a and b are not of same length, we need to add the remaining items
for ai in xrange(ai, len(a)):
a_missing_in_b.append(a[ai])
return a_missing_in_b
e.g.
>>> a=[1,2,3]
>>> b=[2,4,6]
>>> diff(a, b, cmp)
[1, 3]
其他回答
一个衬套:
diff = lambda l1,l2: [x for x in l1 if x not in l2]
diff(A,B)
diff(B,A)
Or:
diff = lambda l1,l2: filter(lambda x: x not in l2, l1)
diff(A,B)
diff(B,A)
如果你不关心项目的顺序或重复,请使用set。使用列表推导式:
>>> def diff(first, second):
second = set(second)
return [item for item in first if item not in second]
>>> diff(A, B)
[1, 3, 4]
>>> diff(B, A)
[5]
>>>
在字典列表的情况下,当集合解引发时,完整列表理解解工作
TypeError: unhashable type: 'dict'
测试用例
def diff(a, b):
return [aa for aa in a if aa not in b]
d1 = {"a":1, "b":1}
d2 = {"a":2, "b":2}
d3 = {"a":3, "b":3}
>>> diff([d1, d2, d3], [d2, d3])
[{'a': 1, 'b': 1}]
>>> diff([d1, d2, d3], [d1])
[{'a': 2, 'b': 2}, {'a': 3, 'b': 3}]
最简单的方法,
使用设置().difference(设置())
list_a = [1,2,3]
list_b = [2,3]
print set(list_a).difference(set(list_b))
答案设置([1])
Python 2.7.3(默认,2014年2月27日,19:58:35)- IPython 1.1.0 - timeit:(github gist)
def diff(a, b):
b = set(b)
return [aa for aa in a if aa not in b]
def set_diff(a, b):
return list(set(a) - set(b))
diff_lamb_hension = lambda l1,l2: [x for x in l1 if x not in l2]
diff_lamb_filter = lambda l1,l2: filter(lambda x: x not in l2, l1)
from difflib import SequenceMatcher
def squeezer(a, b):
squeeze = SequenceMatcher(None, a, b)
return reduce(lambda p,q: p+q, map(
lambda t: squeeze.a[t[1]:t[2]],
filter(lambda x:x[0]!='equal',
squeeze.get_opcodes())))
结果:
# Small
a = range(10)
b = range(10/2)
timeit[diff(a, b)]
100000 loops, best of 3: 1.97 µs per loop
timeit[set_diff(a, b)]
100000 loops, best of 3: 2.71 µs per loop
timeit[diff_lamb_hension(a, b)]
100000 loops, best of 3: 2.1 µs per loop
timeit[diff_lamb_filter(a, b)]
100000 loops, best of 3: 3.58 µs per loop
timeit[squeezer(a, b)]
10000 loops, best of 3: 36 µs per loop
# Medium
a = range(10**4)
b = range(10**4/2)
timeit[diff(a, b)]
1000 loops, best of 3: 1.17 ms per loop
timeit[set_diff(a, b)]
1000 loops, best of 3: 1.27 ms per loop
timeit[diff_lamb_hension(a, b)]
1 loops, best of 3: 736 ms per loop
timeit[diff_lamb_filter(a, b)]
1 loops, best of 3: 732 ms per loop
timeit[squeezer(a, b)]
100 loops, best of 3: 12.8 ms per loop
# Big
a = xrange(10**7)
b = xrange(10**7/2)
timeit[diff(a, b)]
1 loops, best of 3: 1.74 s per loop
timeit[set_diff(a, b)]
1 loops, best of 3: 2.57 s per loop
timeit[diff_lamb_filter(a, b)]
# too long to wait for
timeit[diff_lamb_filter(a, b)]
# too long to wait for
timeit[diff_lamb_filter(a, b)]
# TypeError: sequence index must be integer, not 'slice'
@roman-bodnarchuk列表推导函数def diff(a, b)似乎更快。