edges = [("A","B",2),("A","C",3),("B","C",1),("B","D",4), ("C","D",2),("C","E",3),("D","E",1)] paths = [] def visit(path, cost): if path[-1] == "E": paths.append((path, cost)) return for u, v, weight in edges: if u == path[-1] and v not in path: visit(path + [v], cost + weight) visit(["A"], 0) best = min(cost for _, cost in paths) result = {"distance": best, "shortest_path_count": sum(cost == best for _, cost in paths)} import json print(json.dumps(result, ensure_ascii=False, sort_keys=True))