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Python

Denton Lee
Denton Lee
1,569 Points
Posted by Denton Lee
Denton Lee
1,569 Points

Please teach me what this code about Dijkstra's algorithm is saying

Hi, I am given an assignment about the Dijkstra's algorithm. I have been following Treehouse's Python classes but I still don't quite get how the code below works. Can anyone please talk me through the codes?

Many thanks

codes:

from collections import defaultdict, deque


class Graph(object):
    def __init__(self):
        self.nodes = set()
        self.edges = defaultdict(list)
        self.distances = {}

    def add_node(self, value):
        self.nodes.add(value)

    def add_edge(self, from_node, to_node, distance):
        self.edges[from_node].append(to_node)
        self.edges[to_node].append(from_node)
        self.distances[(from_node, to_node)] = distance
        self.distances[(to_node, from_node)] = distance


def dijkstra(graph, initial):
    visited = {initial: 0}
    path = {}

    nodes = set(graph.nodes)

    while nodes:
        min_node = None
        for node in nodes:
            if node in visited:
                if min_node is None:
                    min_node = node
                elif visited[node] < visited[min_node]:
                    min_node = node

        if min_node is None:
            break

        nodes.remove(min_node)
        current_weight = visited[min_node]

        for edge in graph.edges[min_node]:
            try:
                weight = current_weight + graph.distances[(min_node, edge)]
            except:
                continue
            if edge not in visited or weight < visited[edge]:
                visited[edge] = weight
                path[edge] = min_node

    return visited, path