"""
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/String-searching_algorithm#Na%C3%AFve_string_search
this algorithm tries to find the pattern from every position of
the mainString if pattern is found from position i it add it to
the answer and does the same for position i+1
Complexity : O(n*m)
n=length of main string
m=length of pattern string
"""
def naive_pattern_search(s: str, pattern: str) -> list:
"""
>>> naive_pattern_search("ABAAABCDBBABCDDEBCABC", "ABC")
[4, 10, 18]
>>> naive_pattern_search("ABC", "ABAAABCDBBABCDDEBCABC")
[]
>>> naive_pattern_search("", "ABC")
[]
>>> naive_pattern_search("TEST", "TEST")
[0]
>>> naive_pattern_search("ABCDEGFTEST", "TEST")
[7]
"""
pat_len = len(pattern)
position = []
for i in range(len(s) - pat_len + 1):
match_found = True
for j in range(pat_len):
if s[i + j] != pattern[j]:
match_found = False
break
if match_found:
position.append(i)
return position
if __name__ == "__main__":
assert naive_pattern_search("ABCDEFG", "DE") == [3]
print(f"{naive_pattern_search('ABAAABCDBBABCDDEBCABC', 'ABC') = }")