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DSA Python 2025 – Detect Cycle in Undirected Graph | DFS with Parent Check | GFG – Part 125 [Hindi]

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πŸš€ Welcome to Part 125 of Code & Debug’s DSA Python Course 2025!

In this video, we solve the Detect Cycle in an Undirected Graph problem from GeeksforGeeks using a Depth First Search (DFS) approach. We maintain a parent reference to correctly identify cycles without revisiting the edge we came from.

πŸ“š What you’ll learn in this video:
βœ… How cycle detection works in undirected graphs
βœ… Why we need to track the parent of each node in DFS
βœ… Recursive DFS implementation with visited array
βœ… Building adjacency list from edge list
βœ… Dry run + time and space complexity analysis

πŸ’‘ Why is this important?
This DFS-based approach is a fundamental graph technique used in cycle detection, graph coloring, tree validation, and connected component analysis. It’s a frequent topic in coding interviews and online assessments.

πŸ‘‰ Practice the problem on GeeksforGeeks:
πŸ”— https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/problems/detect-cycle-in-an-undirected-graph/1

πŸ‘‰ Refer to the article for better understanding:
πŸ“Œ https://codeanddebug.in/blog/detect-cycle-in-an-undirected-graph-using-dfs/

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