Python Coding challenge - Day 619| What is the output of the following Python Code?

 

Code Explanation:

1. Function Definition

def walk_tree(node):

Defines a function walk_tree that takes one parameter node.

node can be an int or a nested list of ints/lists.

2. Check if Node is an Integer

    if isinstance(node, int):

Checks whether the current node is an int.

This is the base case in the recursion.

3. Yield the Integer

        yield node

If node is an integer, yield it (output it from the generator).

This means the function pauses here and returns the value to the caller.

4. Handle the List Case

    else:

If node is not an integer (i.e., it's a list), this block executes.

5. Loop Through Sub-Nodes

        for sub in node:

Iterates over each element (sub) in the list node.

Each element may itself be an int or another list.

6. Recursive Call and Yield

            yield from walk_tree(sub)

Recursively calls walk_tree on each sub.

yield from means: yield all values produced by the recursive call.

7. Define the Tree Structure

tree = [1, [2, [3, 4]], 5]

Creates a nested list (tree-like structure).

It contains integers and nested sublists.

8. Print the Flattened Tree

print(list(walk_tree(tree)))

Calls walk_tree(tree) to start traversing.

Wraps the generator with list() to evaluate all yields into a single list.

Prints the resulting flat list of integers:

Output: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

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