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38 changes: 38 additions & 0 deletions data_structures/stacks/lexicographical_numbers.py
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from collections.abc import Iterator


def lexical_order(max_number: int) -> Iterator[str]:
"""
Generate numbers in lexical order from 1 to max_number.

>>> " ".join(lexical_order(13))
'1 10 11 12 13 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9'
>>> list(lexical_order(1))
['1']
>>> " ".join(lexical_order(20))
'1 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2 20 3 4 5 6 7 8 9'
>>> " ".join(lexical_order(25))
'1 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2 20 21 22 23 24 25 3 4 5 6 7 8 9'
>>> list(lexical_order(12))
['1', '10', '11', '12', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9']
"""

stack = [1]

while stack:
num = stack.pop()
if num > max_number:
continue

yield (str(num))
if (num % 10) != 9:
stack.append(num + 1)

stack.append(num * 10)


if __name__ == "__main__":
from doctest import testmod

testmod()
print(f"Numbers from 1 to 25 in lexical order: {list(lexical_order(26))}")