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from __future__ import annotations


def largest_divisible_subset(array: list[int]) -> list[int]:
"""
Algorithm to find the biggest subset
in the given array such that for any
2 elements x and y in the subset,
either x divides y or y divides x
>>> largest_divisible_subset([1, 16, 7, 8, 4])
[16, 8, 4, 1]
>>> largest_divisible_subset([1, 2, 3])
[2, 1]
>>> largest_divisible_subset([-1, -2, -3])
[-3]
>>> largest_divisible_subset([1, 2, 4, 8])
[8, 4, 2, 1]
>>> largest_divisible_subset([1, 2, 4, 8])
[8, 4, 2, 1]
>>> largest_divisible_subset([1, 1, 1])
[1, 1, 1]
>>> largest_divisible_subset([0, 0, 0])
[0, 0, 0]
>>> largest_divisible_subset([-1, -1, -1])
[-1, -1, -1]
>>> largest_divisible_subset([])
[]
"""
array_size = len(array)

# Sort the array in ascending order
# as the sequence does not matter
# we only have to pick up a subset
array.sort()

# Initialize memo and hash arrays with 1s
memo = [1] * array_size
hash_array = list(range(array_size))

# Iterate through the array
for i, item in enumerate(array):
for prev_index in range(i):
if ((array[prev_index] != 0 and item % array[prev_index]) == 0) and (
(1 + memo[prev_index]) > memo[i]
):
memo[i] = 1 + memo[prev_index]
hash_array[i] = prev_index

ans = -1
last_index = -1

# Find the maximum length and its corresponding index
for i, memo_item in enumerate(memo):
if memo_item > ans:
ans = memo_item
last_index = i

# Reconstruct the divisible subset
if last_index == -1:
return []
result = [array[last_index]]
while hash_array[last_index] != last_index:
last_index = hash_array[last_index]
result.append(array[last_index])

return result


if __name__ == "__main__":
from doctest import testmod

testmod()

items = [1, 16, 7, 8, 4]
print(
f"The longest divisible subset of {items} is {largest_divisible_subset(items)}."
)
if len(items) == 0:
print("No items to form subset!")
else:
answer = largest_divisible_subset(items)
if len(answer) == 0:
print("No subset found")
else:
print("The longest divisible subset elements are:", answer)