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232. Implement Queue using Stacks

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  • Tags: stack, design, queue

  • Implement the following operations of a queue using stacks.
    • push(x) - Push element x to the back of queue.
    • pop() - Removes the element from in front of queue.
    • peek() - Get the front element.
    • empty() - Return whether the queue is empty.
232. Implement Queue using Stacks - Python Solution
class MyQueue:
    def __init__(self):
        self.stack_in = []
        self.stack_out = []

    def push(self, x: int) -> None:
        self.stack_in.append(x)

    def pop(self) -> int:
        if self.empty():
            return None

        if self.stack_out:
            return self.stack_out.pop()
        else:
            for _ in range(len(self.stack_in)):
                self.stack_out.append(self.stack_in.pop())
            return self.stack_out.pop()

    def peek(self) -> int:
        answer = self.pop()
        self.stack_out.append(answer)
        return answer

    def empty(self) -> bool:
        return not (self.stack_in or self.stack_out)


obj = MyQueue()
obj.push(1)
print(obj.pop())  # 1
print(obj.peek())  # None
print(obj.empty())  # False

225. Implement Stack using Queues

225. Implement Stack using Queues - Python Solution
from collections import deque


# Queue
class MyStack:

    def __init__(self):
        self.q1 = deque()  # main queue
        self.q2 = deque()  # auxiliary queue

    def push(self, x: int) -> None:
        self.q1.append(x)

    def pop(self) -> int:
        while len(self.q1) > 1:
            self.q2.append(self.q1.popleft())
        res = self.q1.popleft()
        self.q1, self.q2 = self.q2, self.q1
        return res

    def top(self) -> int:
        while len(self.q1) > 1:
            self.q2.append(self.q1.popleft())
        res = self.q1[0]
        self.q2.append(self.q1.popleft())
        self.q1, self.q2 = self.q2, self.q1
        return res

    def empty(self) -> bool:
        return not self.q1


obj = MyStack()
obj.push(1)
obj.push(2)
obj.push(3)
obj.push(4)
print(obj.pop())  # 4
print(obj.top())  # 3
print(obj.empty())  # False
print(obj.pop())  # 3

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