"""Worked binary prefix-tree exchange. Python 3.14, matplotlib 3.10.7, numpy 2.3.5. Run from _media; writes the matching PNG basename to the current directory. """ from fractions import Fraction from pathlib import Path import matplotlib.pyplot as plt import numpy as np WEIGHTS = {"A": Fraction(4, 10), "B": Fraction(3, 10), "C": Fraction(2, 10), "D": Fraction(1, 10)} def draw_tree(ax, tree, weights, title, expected): """Draw every vertex at its actual codeword depth, with exact leaf costs.""" leaves = [] def walk(node, code=""): if isinstance(node, str): leaves.append((node, code)) else: walk(node[0], code + "0") walk(node[1], code + "1") walk(tree) codes = dict(leaves) cost = sum(weights[s] * len(code) for s, code in leaves) assert cost == expected assert all(not b.startswith(a) for a in codes.values() for b in codes.values() if a != b) x_positions = dict(zip(codes, np.linspace(0, 3, len(codes)))) def position(node, depth=0, code=""): if isinstance(node, str): return x_positions[node], -depth, weights[node] children = [position(child, depth + 1, code + str(i)) for i, child in enumerate(node)] x = sum(p[0] for p in children) / 2 y = -depth weight = sum(p[2] for p in children) for i, (cx, cy, _) in enumerate(children): ax.plot([x, cx], [y, cy], color="#536373", lw=1.7, zorder=1) ax.text((x + cx) / 2 + (-0.07 if i == 0 else 0.07), (y + cy) / 2, str(i), ha="center", va="center", fontsize=11, color="#354452", backgroundcolor="white") ax.text(x, y, f"{float(weight):.1f}", ha="center", va="center", fontsize=12, bbox=dict(boxstyle="circle,pad=0.26", fc="white", ec="#536373"), zorder=3) return x, y, weight position(tree) for s, code in leaves: accent = "#be5832" if s in ("A", "D") else "#287c69" ax.text(x_positions[s], -len(code), f"{s} ({float(weights[s]):.1f})\n{code}\nd = {len(code)}", ha="center", va="center", fontsize=11, bbox=dict(boxstyle="round,pad=0.35", fc="white", ec=accent, lw=1.7), zorder=4) ax.set(xlim=(-0.9, 3.9), ylim=(-3.8, 0.55)) ax.set_title(title, fontsize=13, pad=12) ax.text(1.5, -3.65, f"Expected length = {float(cost):.1f} bits", ha="center", fontsize=12, weight="bold") ax.axis("off") def main(): plt.rcParams.update({"font.family": "DejaVu Sans", "figure.facecolor": "white"}) fig, axes = plt.subplots(1, 3, figsize=(14.4, 5.6), dpi=100) draw_tree(axes[0], ("D", ("B", ("C", "A"))), WEIGHTS, "Before: frequent A is too deep", Fraction(25, 10)) draw_tree(axes[1], ("A", ("B", ("C", "D"))), WEIGHTS, "Exchange A and D", Fraction(19, 10)) reduced = {"A": WEIGHTS["A"], "B": WEIGHTS["B"], "M": WEIGHTS["C"] + WEIGHTS["D"]} draw_tree(axes[2], ("A", ("B", "M")), reduced, "Contract siblings: M = C + D", Fraction(16, 10)) fig.suptitle("Leaf labels determine weighted cost; siblings allow a smaller problem", fontsize=16, y=0.98) fig.text(0.5, 0.045, "Exchange saves (0.4 − 0.1) × (3 − 1) = 0.6 bits. Expansion adds p(C) + p(D) = 0.3 bits.", ha="center", fontsize=12) fig.subplots_adjust(left=0.02, right=0.98, top=0.84, bottom=0.15, wspace=0.2) fig.savefig(Path(__file__).with_suffix(".png").name, facecolor="white", transparent=False) plt.close(fig) if __name__ == "__main__": main()