def make_tree(item, depth): if not depth: return item, None, None item2 = item + item depth -= 1 return item, make_tree(item2 - 1, depth), make_tree(item2, depth) def check_tree(node): item, left, right = node if not left: return item return item + check_tree(left) - check_tree(right) def main(): min_depth = 4 max_depth = max(min_depth + 2, 16) stretch_depth = max_depth + 1 print "stretch tree of depth %d\t check:" % stretch_depth, check_tree(make_tree(0, stretch_depth)) long_lived_tree = make_tree(0, max_depth) iterations = 2**max_depth for depth in range(min_depth, stretch_depth, 2): check = 0 for i in range(1, iterations + 1): check += check_tree(make_tree(i, depth)) + check_tree(make_tree(-i, depth)) print "%d\t trees of depth %d\t check:" % (iterations * 2, depth), check iterations /= 4 print "long lived tree of depth %d\t check:" % max_depth, check_tree(long_lived_tree) main()