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import math
import os
import random
import re
import sys
sys.setrecursionlimit(10**6)
def cutTheTree(data, edges):
n = len(data)
# adjacency (1-based nodes): convert to 0-based indices
adj = [[] for _ in range(n)]
for u, v in edges:
u -= 1; v -= 1
adj[u].append(v)
adj[v].append(u)
total = sum(data)
subtree = [0] * n
visited = [False] * n
def dfs(u, parent):
s = data[u]
for v in adj[u]:
if v == parent:
continue
s += dfs(v, u)
subtree[u] = s
return s
dfs(0, -1) # root at node 0 (original node 1)
ans = float('inf')
for u in range(1, n): # each node except root (consider cut between u and its parent)
diff = abs(total - 2 * subtree[u])
if diff < ans:
ans = diff
return ans
if name == 'main':
fptr = open(os.environ['OUTPUT_PATH'], 'w')
n = int(input().strip())
data = list(map(int, input().rstrip().split()))
edges = []
for _ in range(n - 1):
edges.append(list(map(int, input().rstrip().split())))
result = cutTheTree(data, edges)
fptr.write(str(result) + '\n')
fptr.close()
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!/bin/python3
simpelst one and solvable one i tried
import math import os import random import re import sys sys.setrecursionlimit(10**6)
def cutTheTree(data, edges): n = len(data) # adjacency (1-based nodes): convert to 0-based indices adj = [[] for _ in range(n)] for u, v in edges: u -= 1; v -= 1 adj[u].append(v) adj[v].append(u)
if name == 'main': fptr = open(os.environ['OUTPUT_PATH'], 'w')