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Build a Trie / Autocomplete

Build a trie (prefix tree) with insert, search, prefix queries, deletion, radix compression, top-K autocomplete, and fuzzy search. Used in IDE autocomplete, browser address bars, IP routing, and spell checkers.

beginner8 lessons4 chapters8 graded exercisesPython

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What you’ll have built

Chapter by chapter. Every step is a graded exercise.

  • Building the Trie
  • Search & Prefix
  • Compression
  • Autocomplete
Starts in Python — solve in the language you choose in the editor, same tests either way.

Curriculum

4 chapters, 8 lessons. Each lesson is a short read, one graded exercise, and a quiz.

  1. 1Trie: A Prefix TreeRead · exercise · quiz
  2. 2Node StructureRead · exercise · quiz
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