trie.py

# https://leetcode.com/problems/implement-trie-prefix-tree/
# T: O(N) where N is the length of the word
# S: O(MN) where M is the number of words, N is the maximum length of the word

class TrieNode:
    def __init__(self):
        self.children = {}
        self.is_word = False

class Trie:

    def __init__(self):
        self.root = TrieNode()

    def insert(self, word: str) -> None:
        node = self.root
        for char in word:
            if char not in node.children:
                node.children[char] = TrieNode()
            node = node.children[char]
        node.is_word = True

    def search(self, word: str) -> bool:
        node = self.root
        for char in word:
            if char not in node.children:
                return False
            node = node.children[char]
        return node.is_word
        

    def startsWith(self, prefix: str) -> bool:
        node = self.root
        for char in prefix:
            if char not in node.children:
                return False
            node = node.children[char]
        return True