236. Lowest Common Ancestor of a Binary Tree.py

# Definition for a binary tree node.
# class TreeNode(object):
#     def __init__(self, x):
#         self.val = x
#         self.left = None
#         self.right = None

class Solution(object):
    def lowestCommonAncestor(self, root, p, q):
        """
        :type root: TreeNode
        :type p: TreeNode
        :type q: TreeNode
        :rtype: TreeNode
        """
        if root == None or root == p or root== q:
            return root
        
        left = self.lowestCommonAncestor(root.left, p, q)
        right = self.lowestCommonAncestor(root.right, p, q)
        
        if left != None and right!= None:
            return root
        elif left == None and right== None:
            return None
        elif left != None and right == None:
            return left
        elif right != None and left == None:
            return right