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board = [
['A','B','C','E'],
['S','F','C','S'],
['A','D','E','E']
]
def exist(board, word):
R = len(board)
C = len(board[0])
def searchWord(i, j, word, index):
if index==len(word):
return True
if i<0 or i>=R or j<0 or j>=C or board[i][j]!=word[index]:
return False
tmp = board[i][j]
board[i][j] = ' '
# found = searchWord(i+1,j,word,index+1)
found = searchWord(i-1,j,word,index+1) or \
searchWord(i+1,j,word,index+1) or \
searchWord(i,j-1,word,index+1) or \
searchWord(i,j+1,word,index + 1)
board[i][j] = tmp
return found
for i in range(R):
for j in range(C):
if board[i][j]==word[0] and searchWord(i,j,word,0):
return True
return False
print( exist(board, "ABC") )