Question

The gray code is a binary numeral system where two successive values differ in only one bit.

Given a non-negative integer n representing the total number of bits in the code, print the sequence of gray code. A gray code sequence must begin with 0.

For example, given n = 2, return [0,1,3,2]. Its gray code sequence is:

00 - 0
01 - 1
11 - 3
10 - 2

Note: For a given n, a gray code sequence is not uniquely defined.

For example, [0,2,3,1] is also a valid gray code sequence according to the above definition.

For now, the judge is able to judge based on one instance of gray code sequence. Sorry about that.

Solution

A valid gray code sequence of length n can be generated by prepending 0 to the gray code sequence of length n - 1 in order, followed by prepending 1 to the gray code sequence of length n - 1 in reverse order.

class Solution:
    def grayCode(self, n):
        """
        :type n: int
        :rtype: List[int]
        """
        if n == 0:
            return [0]
        elif n == 1:
            return[0, 1]
        else:
            results = self.grayCode(n - 1)
            length = len(results)
            leading_bit = 2 ** (n - 1)
            for i in range(length - 1, -1, -1):
                results.append(leading_bit + results[i])
            return results