class Solution(object):
def isSamechar(self,strs,pos):
if(len(strs[0])<=pos):
return False
else:
for i in range(1,len(strs)):
if len(strs[i])<=pos or strs[i][pos]!=strs[0][pos]:
return False
return True
def longestCommon(self,strs,left ,right):
if left==right:
if isSamechar(self,strs,left):
return strs[0][left]
else:
return ""
mid=left+(right-left)/2
if(len(longestCommon(self,strs,left,mid))==(right-left)/2):
return longestCommon(self,strs,left,mid)+longestCommon(self.strs,mid,right)
else:
return longestCommon(self,strs,left,mid)
def longestCommonPrefix(self, strs):
"""
:type strs: List[str]
:rtype: str
"""
res=longestCommon(self,strs,0,len(strs[0]))
return res