Clean Bracket Matching with HashMap and Stack

Valid Parentheses: HashMap + Stack for Clean Bracket Matching Nested if-else chains for each bracket type create messy code. HashMap maps closing brackets to required opening brackets. Stack tracks unmatched openers. On closing bracket, verify stack top matches via HashMap — extensible, clean solution. HashMap Simplification: Replacing conditional chains with HashMap lookup makes code extensible — new bracket types need one dict entry, not multiple conditionals. Generalizes to any multi-case validation. Time: O(n) | Space: O(n) #Stack #HashMap #BracketMatching #CodeCleanup #Python #AlgorithmDesign #SoftwareEngineering

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