# 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 minDepth(self, root):
"""
:type root: TreeNode
:rtype: int
"""
if not root :
return 0
if not root.left and not root.right:
return 1
if root.left and not root.right:
return self.minDepth(root.left) + 1
if root.right and not root.left:
return self.minDepth(root.right) +1
return min(self.minDepth(root.left),self.minDepth(root.right))+1