236-lowest-common-ancestor-of-a-binary-tree.py

# Definition for a binary tree node.
# class TreeNode:
#     def __init__(self, x):
#         self.val = x
#         self.left = None
#         self.right = None

# Bottom-up
# ref: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=py3R23aAPCA
class Solution:
    def lowestCommonAncestor(self, root: 'TreeNode', p: 'TreeNode', q: 'TreeNode') -> 'TreeNode':
        if not root or root == p or root == q:
            return root
        
        left = self.lowestCommonAncestor(root.left, p, q)
        right = self.lowestCommonAncestor(root.right, p, q)
        
        if not left:
            return right
        if not right:
            return left
        
        return root