breadth-first search python tree

Jeffery 162 Published: 07/31/2024

breadth-first search python tree

I'd be happy to help with a Python implementation of the Breadth-First Search (BFS) algorithm for traversing a tree!

Here's a basic example:

from collections import deque

class Node:


def init(self, value):


self.value = value


self.children = []


def add_child(self, node):


self.children.append(node)


def bfs_traversal(root):


visited = set()


queue = deque([root])


traversal_result = []


while queue:


node = queue.popleft()


if node not in visited:


visited.add(node)


traversal_result.append(node.value)


for child in node.children:


if child not in visited:


queue.append(child)


return traversal_result

Example usage

root = Node(1)


child1 = Node(2)


child2 = Node(3)


grandchild1 = Node(4)


grandchild2 = Node(5)


root.add_child(child1)


root.add_child(child2)


child1.add_child(grandchild1)


child2.add_child(grandchild2)


result = bfs_traversal(root)


print(result)  # Output: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Let's break it down:

We create a basic tree node class with a value and child nodes. The add_child method allows you to add child nodes to the current node. In the bfs_traversal function: We keep track of visited nodes using a set (visited). We use a queue for BFS, initialized with the root node (queue). We maintain a result list (traversal_result) to store the traversal order.

Now, let's walk through how it works:

Initialize: We create an empty set (visited) to keep track of visited nodes. Create an empty queue (queue) initialized with the root node. Loop until queue is empty: Pop a node from the front of the queue and mark it as visited (if not already). Add the node's value to the traversal result list (traversal_result). For each child node, check if it's not yet visited. If so, add it to the queue.

Once you've traversed the entire tree, the result list will hold the order in which nodes were visited, i.e., the BFS traversal!

In our example:

Start with root (1), visit all children, then move on to grandchildren. The output ([1, 2, 3, 4, 5]) reflects this: we first traverse the root, then its immediate children, and finally the leaf nodes.

Feel free to modify this example or explore other scenarios for a more comprehensive understanding of BFS in trees!

Hope that helps!

Python breadth first search tutorial

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