About Problem B (Startup), Dictionary in Python Hack

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UPD2: It is my first time to make a post here, can I know why many people are making downvotes (nearly those didn't write a comment), I think if they told me the reason for that maybe this will be helpful for both of us

Again, someone hacked my B solution coz of the Python Dictionary (this can happen also when using CPP unordered_map)

But I noticed that it can be done using an array because the constraint bi <= k which will allow to avoid Py dict

So, I wonder did the problem setter put this constraint for Python users to be able to solve it also in Python as they can avoid dictionary because of it, or the constraint exists for any other reason?

UPD1: Now, I have used d[str(key)] = value and it works and got ACC not TLE like the previous

Submission: 289783097

brands = defaultdict(int)
for _ in range(k):
    bi, ci = read_numbers()
    brands[str(bi)] += ci

brands = list(brands.values())
brands.sort(reverse=True)
ans = 0
for i in range(min(n, len(brands))):
    ans += brands[i]

print(ans)

the only change is the str(bi) instead of bi, can anyone try to hack it or show me something that will let this not work

coz I really wants to use Python all time (recursion problem has no idea how to solve it yet, but I am speaking now about this problem)

struct custom_hash { static uint64_t splitmix64(uint64_t x) { // http://xorshift.di.unimi.it/splitmix64.c x += 0x9e3779b97f4a7c15; x = (x ^ (x >> 30)) * 0xbf58476d1ce4e5b9; x = (x ^ (x >> 27)) * 0x94d049bb133111eb; return x ^ (x >> 31); } size_t operator()(uint64_t x) const { static const uint64_t FIXED_RANDOM = chrono::steady_clock::now().time_since_epoch().count(); return splitmix64(x + FIXED_RANDOM); } };

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12 дней назад, # |

this restriction really helps python users avoid using dictionaries and use arrays, it was introduced mainly in order to ensure the optimality and simplicity of solving the problem in any programming languages

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Mostafa_Alaa99

12 дней назад, # ^ |

Exactly, I really liked it, but I was very stressed in the contest and wanna solve most of it, so I didn't resubmit and said I hope no one will do this hack

absarali004

← Rev. 2 →

No issues don't worry, next time just watch for the constraints first. They are set in a way so that every user could do it.

Mahid

I was surprised to see this, where unordered_map performs as well as python's dict(). Again defaultdict performs better than dict(). I got TLE on B too I was using that.

counterstrike2

you can use dicts like this: d[str(key)] = val, string hash func is much more stable

Oooh, first time I hear about this, will try it, thanks

It works, and now I have updated the post, thanks so much

Paulieaditya

← Rev. 3 →

Learnt this the hard way from a previous contest, but use a custom hash to avoid getting hacked while using unordered_map in c++

Leaving the code Snippet below, will link the original blog below if and when I find it

Use unordered_map<int, int, custom_hash> or map<int,int, custom_hash>

Original Blog: Here

I was thinking too about creating my own hash function, but I was afraid of some genius one searching and deeply know about the function I used and then also hack me

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