''' Given a binary tree, determine if it is a valid binary search tree (BST). Assume a BST is defined as follows: The left subtree of a node contains only nodes with keys less than the node's key. The right subtree of a node contains only nodes with keys greater than the node's key. Both the left and right subtrees must also be binary search trees. ''' # Definition for a binary tree node. # class TreeNode(object): # def __init__(self, x): # self.val = x # self.left = None # self.right = None class Solution(object): def isValidBST(self, root): """ :type root: TreeNode :rtype: bool """ if not root: return True stack, result = [], [] while stack or root: if root: stack.append(root) root = root.left else: root = stack.pop() result.append(root.val) root = root.right previous = result[0] for index in range(1, len(result)): if previous >= result[index]: return False previous = result[index] return True