Roman Numeral Conversion | Dataford Interview Questions

How to convert a string of Roman numbers into decimals?

Implement roman_to_decimal(roman), which receives a valid, canonical Roman numeral and returns its decimal integer value. Support the standard symbols I, V, X, L, C, D, and M, including subtractive pairs such as IV, IX, XL, XC, CD, and CM. The input represents a value from 1 through 3999.

Constraints

1 <= len(roman) <= 15
roman contains only the characters I, V, X, L, C, D, and M
roman is a valid canonical Roman numeral
1 <= result <= 3999

Function Signature

def roman_to_decimal(roman):

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Problem

How to convert a string of Roman numbers into decimals?

Constraints

1 <= len(roman) <= 15
roman contains only the characters I, V, X, L, C, D, and M
roman is a valid canonical Roman numeral
1 <= result <= 3999

Function Signature

def roman_to_decimal(roman):

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Run and submit as often as you like. When you're ready, talk me through your approach or go straight to the code.