Josephus Problem
Explore how to solve the Josephus Problem by implementing circular linked lists in Python. Understand the node removal process based on step size until one node remains, and apply the remove_node method to manage nodes accurately.
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In this lesson, we investigate how to solve the “Josephus Problem” using the circular linked list data structure.
Introduction
Children often play a counting-out game to randomly select one person from the group by singing a rhyme. The purpose is to select one person, either as a straightforward winner, or as someone who is eliminated.
Josephus problem is related to this concept. In this problem, people are standing in one circle waiting to be executed. Following points list the specifications of Josephus problem:
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The counting out begins at a specified point in a circle and continues around the circle in a fixed direction.
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In each step, a certain number of people are skipped and the next person is executed.
For example, if we have ...