Job Sequencing with Deadline
A
def job_sequencing_with_deadlines(jobs: list) -> list:
"""
Function to find the maximum profit by doing jobs in a given time frame
Args:
jobs [list]: A list of tuples of (job_id, deadline, profit)
Returns:
max_profit [int]: Maximum profit that can be earned by doing jobs
in a given time frame
Examples:
>>> job_sequencing_with_deadlines(
... [(1, 4, 20), (2, 1, 10), (3, 1, 40), (4, 1, 30)])
[2, 60]
>>> job_sequencing_with_deadlines(
... [(1, 2, 100), (2, 1, 19), (3, 2, 27), (4, 1, 25), (5, 1, 15)])
[2, 127]
"""
# Sort the jobs in descending order of profit
jobs = sorted(jobs, key=lambda value: value[2], reverse=True)
# Create a list of size equal to the maximum deadline
# and initialize it with -1
max_deadline = max(jobs, key=lambda value: value[1])[1]
time_slots = [-1] * max_deadline
# Finding the maximum profit and the count of jobs
count = 0
max_profit = 0
for job in jobs:
# Find a free time slot for this job
# (Note that we start from the last possible slot)
for i in range(job[1] - 1, -1, -1):
if time_slots[i] == -1:
time_slots[i] = job[0]
count += 1
max_profit += job[2]
break
return [count, max_profit]
if __name__ == "__main__":
import doctest
doctest.testmod()