Fixes#4796 MinimumPathSum.py

data_structures/MinimumPathSum.py

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+def findPath( arr , rows, cols):
+    #iterating the whole grid
+
+    """
+    since only two movements are allowed right and down. To arrive at a particular cell
+    we can either comes from left cell(by taking right step) or
+    from top cell (by taking  down step)
+    """
+    for r in range(rows):
+        for c in range(cols):
+            option1, option2 =None, None
+
+            #option1 is when minimum path sum to arr[r][c] comes from left
+            if(c-1>=0):
+                option1= arr[r][c-1]
+            #option2 is when minimum path sum to arr[r][c] comes from top
+            if(r-1>=0):
+                option2= arr[r-1][c]
+
+            if(option1==None and option1==None):
+                continue
+            if(option1!=None and option2!=None):
+                arr[r][c]= min(option1, option2) +arr[r][c]
+            elif(option1!= None):
+                arr[r][c]= option1+ arr[r][c]
+            else:
+                arr[r][c]= option2+ arr[r][c]
+
+    return(arr[rows-1][cols-1])
+
+#defining the grid matrix
+grid= [[1,3,1],[1,5,1],[4,2,1]]
+#number of rows
+rows=len(grid)
+#number of columns
+cols=len(grid[0])
+
+if(rows==0 or cols==0):
+  print("please give a valid input")
+else:
+  print( findPath( grid, rows, cols));
+
+
+"""
+Time complexity for this algorithm is O(n^2) , since we are traversing the grid.
+Space complexity is O(1), since we are not using any extra space.
+"""
+