[LeetCode&Python] Problem 104. Maximum Depth of Binary Tree

Given a binary tree, find its maximum depth.

The maximum depth is the number of nodes along the longest path from the root node down to the farthest leaf node.

Note: A leaf is a node with no children.

Example:

Given binary tree [3,9,20,null,null,15,7],

    3
   / \
  9  20
    /  \
   15   7

return its depth = 3.

 

# Definition for a binary tree node.
# class TreeNode:
#     def __init__(self, x):
#         self.val = x
#         self.left = None
#         self.right = None

class Solution:
    def maxDepth(self, root):
        """
        :type root: TreeNode
        :rtype: int
        """
        if root==None:
                return 0
        elif root.left==None and root.right==None:
            return 1
        else:
            max1=self.maxDepth(root.left)
            max2=self.maxDepth(root.right)
            return 1+max(max1,max2)