class Solution:
def letterCombinations(self, digits):
"""
:type digits: str
:rtype: List[str]
"""
phone = {'2': ['a', 'b', 'c'],
'3': ['d', 'e', 'f'],
'4': ['g', 'h', 'i'],
'5': ['j', 'k', 'l'],
'6': ['m', 'n', 'o'],
'7': ['p', 'q', 'r', 's'],
'8': ['t', 'u', 'v'],
'9': ['w', 'x', 'y', 'z']}
def backtrack(combination, next_digits):
# if there is no more digits to check
if len(next_digits) == 0:
# the combination is done
output.append(combination)
# if there are still digits to check
else:
# iterate over all letters which map
# the next available digit
for letter in phone[next_digits[0]]:
# append the current letter to the combination
# and proceed to the next digits
backtrack(combination + letter, next_digits[1:])
output = []
if digits:
backtrack("", digits)
return