Huffman.py

class node:
	def __init__(self, freq, symbol, left=None, right=None):
		self.freq = freq

		self.symbol = symbol
		self.left = left
		self.right = right
		self.huff = ''

def printNodes(node, val=''):
	newVal = val + str(node.huff)

	if(node.left):
		printNodes(node.left, newVal)
	if(node.right):
		printNodes(node.right, newVal)

	if(not node.left and not node.right):
		print(f"{node.symbol} -> {newVal}")


chars = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f']
freq = [ 5, 9, 12, 13, 16, 45]

nodes = []

for x in range(len(chars)):
	nodes.append(node(freq[x], chars[x]))

while len(nodes) > 1:

	nodes = sorted(nodes, key=lambda x: x.freq)

	left = nodes[0]
	right = nodes[1]

	left.huff = 0
	right.huff = 1

	newNode = node(left.freq+right.freq, left.symbol+right.symbol, left, right)
	
	nodes.remove(left)
	nodes.remove(right)
	nodes.append(newNode)
	
printNodes(nodes[0])