ib_scraper

InterviewBit problems scraper and my notes

Requirements

• install pandoc
  • convert.py uses pandoc to convert html to markdown.
• install mkdocs and mkdocs-material
  • pip install mkdocs
  • pip install mkdocs-material
  • mkdocs is not required but can be used to generate site using md files.
• install pypandoc
  • pip install pypandoc python wrapper to pandoc.

Doc generation

Run following commands

• mkdocs new <doc_dir>
• python combine.py problems <doc_dir>/docs <sort_key>
  • sort_key can be time or score using with problems will be ordered in the final docs.
• cd doc_dir
• mkdocs build
  • mkdocs build will create a directory site in doc_dir containing the HTML doc for the problems.

Notes addition

Save your notes on a problem in markdown format. To put your notes under the problem directory run store_md.py .

Usage:

• meta : python store_md.py meta
• store : python store_md.py store <category> <prob_slug> <file.md> <file_cat>
  • https://www.interviewbit.com/problems/reverse-bits/ has problem slug reverse-bits.
  • file_cat can be sol where file will be store with prefix s_ under the problem directory or note where file will be stored with n_ under the problem directory Refer category map given below or you can set your own category abbreviations meta argument to store_md.py . Problem banner with problem link will be added by store_md.py.

Category Map:

• arr : arrays
• bin_srch : binary search
• bit : bit manipulation
• btrack : backtracking
• dp : dynamic programming
• graph : graphs
• greedy : greedy
• hash : hashing
• heap_map : heaps and maps
• link_lt : linked lists
• math : math
• stk_q : stacks and queues
• str : strings
• tc : time complexity
• tree : trees
• two_ptr : two pointers