79_word_search.py

class Solution(object):
    def exist(self, board, word):
        """
        :type board: List[List[str]]
        :type word: str
        :rtype: bool
        """
        check_board = [[True] * len(board[0]) for _ in range(len(board))]
        for i in range(len(board)):
            for j in range(len(board[0])):
                if board[i][j] == word[0] and check_board:
                    check_board[i][j] = False
                    res = self.check_exist(check_board, board, word, 1, len(word), i, j)
                    if res:
                        return True
                    check_board[i][j] = True
        return False


    def check_exist(self, check_board, board, word, index, ls, row, col):
        if index == ls:
            return True
        for temp in [(0, 1),(0, -1),(1, 0),(-1, 0)]:
            curr_row = row + temp[0]
            curr_col = col + temp[1]
            if curr_row >= 0 and curr_row < len(board) and curr_col >= 0 and curr_col < len(board[0]):
                if check_board[curr_row][curr_col] and board[curr_row][curr_col] == word[index]:
                    check_board[curr_row][curr_col] = False
                    res = self.check_exist(check_board, board, word, index + 1, len(word), curr_row, curr_col)
                    if res:
                        return res
                    check_board[curr_row][curr_col] = True
        return False



if __name__ == "__main__":
    s = Solution()
    print s.exist(["aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa","aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa","aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa","aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa","aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa","aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa","aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa","aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa","aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa","aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa","aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa","aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa","aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa","aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa","aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa","aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa","aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa","aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa","aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa","aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa","aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa","aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa","aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa","aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa","aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa","aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa","aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa","aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa","aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa","aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaab"], "baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa")