LeetCode 1408. String Matching in an Array

Description

https://leetcode.com/problems/string-matching-in-an-array/

Given an array of string words. Return all strings in words which is substring of another word in any order. 

String words[i] is substring of words[j], if can be obtained removing some characters to left and/or right side of words[j].

Example 1:

Input: words = ["mass","as","hero","superhero"]
Output: ["as","hero"]
Explanation: "as" is substring of "mass" and "hero" is substring of "superhero".
["hero","as"] is also a valid answer.

Example 2:

Input: words = ["leetcode","et","code"]
Output: ["et","code"]
Explanation: "et", "code" are substring of "leetcode".

Example 3:

Input: words = ["blue","green","bu"]
Output: []

Constraints:

• 1 <= words.length <= 100
• 1 <= words[i].length <= 30
• words[i] contains only lowercase English letters.
• It’s guaranteed that words[i] will be unique.

Explanation

Check if word can be found as substring in any other words.

Python Solution

class Solution:
    def stringMatching(self, words: List[str]) -> List[str]:
        results = []
        
        words_set = set(words)
        
        for i, word in enumerate(words):            
            for key in words_set:
                
                if key != word and key.find(word) != -1:

                    results.append(word)
                    break
                    
        return results