import logging from tabulate import tabulate logging.basicConfig( level=logging.DEBUG, format="%(asctime)s %(levelname)s\n\r%(message)s", datefmt="%H:%len_x:%S", ) logger = logging.getLogger(__name__) def longest_common_subsequence(X, Y, len_x, len_y): # create table and zero fill it table = [[0 for _ in range(len_x + 1)] for _ in range(len_y + 1)] for i in range(1, len_y + 1): for j in range(1, len_x + 1): if X[j - 1] == Y[i - 1]: table[i][j] = table[i - 1][j - 1] + 1 else: table[i][j] = max(table[i - 1][j], table[i][j - 1]) format_and_print(X, Y, table) return table[-1][-1] def format_and_print(X, Y, table): # enumerate first row (headings) + label each row in column0 for i, row in enumerate(table): if i == 0: continue row[0] = Y[i - 1] table[0] = [None, *X] # print tabularised 2D array logger.info(tabulate(table, tablefmt="pretty")) X = "fosh" Y = "fort" logger.info(f"words: {X} {Y}") longest_substring = longest_common_subsequence(X, Y, len(X), len(Y)) print(f"Longest common subsequence: {longest_substring}") X = "fosh" Y = "fish" logger.info(f"words: {X} {Y}") longest_substring = longest_common_subsequence(X, Y, len(X), len(Y)) print(f"Longest common subsequence: {longest_substring}")