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leetcode/python/problem_543/solution1.py

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# Definition for a binary tree node.
# class TreeNode:
# def __init__(self, val=0, left=None, right=None):
# self.val = val
# self.left = left
# self.right = right
class Solution:
def diameterOfBinaryTree(self, root: Optional[TreeNode]) -> int:
diameter = 0
def longest_path(node):
# nonlocal to access the diameter when doing recursion
nonlocal diameter
# if no child
if not node:
return 0
# calculate the longest path for left and right
left_longest = longest_path(node.left)
right_longest = longest_path(node.right)
# check if its bigger than diameter
diameter = max(diameter, left_longest + right_longest)
# add the edge to parent while returning
return max(left_longest, right_longest) + 1
# do post-tree traversal
longest_path(root)
return diameter