Python Program For Converting Roman Numerals To Decimal Lying Between 1 to 3999 - GeeksforGeeks

29 Mar, 2022
Given a Roman numeral, the task is to find its corresponding decimal value.
Example : 
Input: IX
Output: 9
IX is a Roman symbol which represents 9 

Input: XL
Output: 40
XL is a Roman symbol which represents 40

Input: MCMIV
Output: 1904
M is a thousand, 
CM is nine hundred and 
IV is four
Roman numerals are based on the following symbols.  
SYMBOL       VALUE
  I            1
  IV           4
  V            5
  IX           9
  X            10
  XL           40
  L            50
  XC           90
  C            100
  CD           400
  D            500
  CM           900 
  M            1000
Approach: A number in Roman Numerals is a string of these symbols written in descending order(e.g. M’s first, followed by D’s, etc.). However, in a few specific cases, to avoid four characters being repeated in succession(such as IIII or XXXX), subtractive notation is often used as follows: 
I placed before V or X indicates one less, so four is IV (one less than 5) and 9 is IX (one less than 10).
X placed before L or C indicates ten less, so forty is XL (10 less than 50) and 90 is XC (ten less than a hundred).
C placed before D or M indicates a hundred less, so four hundred is CD (a hundred less than five hundred) and nine hundred is CM (a hundred less than a thousand).
Algorithm to convert Roman Numerals to Integer Number:  
Split the Roman Numeral string into Roman Symbols (character).Convert each symbol of Roman Numerals into the value it represents.Take symbol one by one from starting from index 0: If current value of symbol is greater than or equal to the value of next symbol, then add this value to the running total.else subtract this value by adding the value of next symbol to the running total.
Split the Roman Numeral string into Roman Symbols (character).
Convert each symbol of Roman Numerals into the value it represents.
Take symbol one by one from starting from index 0: If current value of symbol is greater than or equal to the value of next symbol, then add this value to the running total.else subtract this value by adding the value of next symbol to the running total.
If current value of symbol is greater than or equal to the value of next symbol, then add this value to the running total.else subtract this value by adding the value of next symbol to the running total.
If current value of symbol is greater than or equal to the value of next symbol, then add this value to the running total.
else subtract this value by adding the value of next symbol to the running total.
Following is the implementation of the above algorithm: 
Python
# Python program to convert Roman# Numerals to Numbers # This function returns value of# each Roman symboldef value(r):    if (r == 'I'):        return 1    if (r == 'V'):        return 5    if (r == 'X'):        return 10    if (r == 'L'):        return 50    if (r == 'C'):        return 100    if (r == 'D'):        return 500    if (r == 'M'):        return 1000    return -1 def romanToDecimal(str):    res = 0    i = 0     while (i < len(str)):         # Getting value of symbol s[i]        s1 = value(str[i])         if (i + 1 < len(str)):             # Getting value of symbol s[i + 1]            s2 = value(str[i + 1])             # Comparing both values            if (s1 >= s2):                 # Value of current symbol is greater                # or equal to the next symbol                res = res + s1                i = i + 1            else:                 # Value of current symbol is greater                # or equal to the next symbol                res = res + s2 - s1                i = i + 2        else:            res = res + s1            i = i + 1     return res # Driver codeprint("Integer form of Roman Numeral is"),print(romanToDecimal("MCMIV"))
Output:
Integer form of Roman Numeral is 1904
Complexity Analysis: 
Time Complexity: O(n), where n is the length of the string. Only one traversal of the string is required.
Space Complexity: O(1). As no extra space is required.
Please refer complete article on Converting Roman Numerals to Decimal lying between 1 to 3999 for more details!
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