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https://leetcode.com/problems/minimum-hours-of-training-to-win-a-competition/discuss/2797910/Python-simple-O(N)-Time-and-O(1)-space-solution
class Solution: def minNumberOfHours(self, initialEnergy: int, initialExperience: int, energy: List[int], experience: List[int]) -> int: hours = 0 curr_hours = 0 energy_sum = sum(energy) for elem in experience: if initialExperience> elem: initialExperience+=elem else: curr_hours= elem+1-initialExperience hours+=curr_hours initialExperience+=elem+curr_hours if initialEnergy <= energy_sum: hours+= energy_sum + 1 -initialEnergy return hours
minimum-hours-of-training-to-win-a-competition
Python simple O(N) Time and O(1) space solution
Rajeev_varma008
0
2
minimum hours of training to win a competition
2,383
0.41
Easy
32,600
https://leetcode.com/problems/minimum-hours-of-training-to-win-a-competition/discuss/2789297/Python-simple-easy-to-understand-solution
class Solution: def minNumberOfHours(self, initialEnergy: int, initialExperience: int, energy: List[int], experience: List[int]) -> int: en = sum(energy) ex = initialExperience tm = 0 if en >= initialEnergy: tm += en-initialEnergy+1 idx = 0 while (idx < len(energy)): if ex > experience[idx]: en -= energy[idx] ex += experience[idx] idx += 1 else: tm += experience[idx]-ex+1 ex = experience[idx]+1 return tm
minimum-hours-of-training-to-win-a-competition
Python simple easy to understand solution
ankurkumarpankaj
0
1
minimum hours of training to win a competition
2,383
0.41
Easy
32,601
https://leetcode.com/problems/minimum-hours-of-training-to-win-a-competition/discuss/2762101/Python3-simple-solution
class Solution: def minNumberOfHours(self, initialEnergy: int, initialExperience: int, energy: List[int], experience: List[int]) -> int: totalTrainingHours = 0 for i in range(len(energy)): if experience[i] >= initialExperience: totalTrainingHours += experience[i] - initialExperience + 1 initialExperience = experience[i] + 1 if energy[i] >= initialEnergy: totalTrainingHours += energy[i] - initialEnergy + 1 initialEnergy = energy[i] + 1 initialEnergy -= energy[i] initialExperience += experience[i] return totalTrainingHours
minimum-hours-of-training-to-win-a-competition
Python3 simple solution
EklavyaJoshi
0
4
minimum hours of training to win a competition
2,383
0.41
Easy
32,602
https://leetcode.com/problems/minimum-hours-of-training-to-win-a-competition/discuss/2703185/python
class Solution: def minNumberOfHours(self, initialEnergy: int, initialExperience: int, energy: List[int], experience: List[int]) -> int: result = 0 A, B = initialEnergy, initialExperience for a, b in zip(energy, experience): if A <= a: diff = a - A + 1 result += diff A += diff if B <= b: diff = b - B + 1 result += diff B += diff B += b A -= a return result
minimum-hours-of-training-to-win-a-competition
python
emersonexus
0
9
minimum hours of training to win a competition
2,383
0.41
Easy
32,603
https://leetcode.com/problems/minimum-hours-of-training-to-win-a-competition/discuss/2517520/Easy-very-readable-programme-Python
class Solution: def minNumberOfHours(self, initialEnergy: int, initialExperience: int, energy: List[int], experience: List[int]) -> int: # Just Read the solution # Everything is in clear with variable # Happy coding :) k=initialExperience Hours_for_energy=0 if initialEnergy<=sum(energy): Hours_for_energy=(sum(energy)+1)-initialEnergy for i in experience: if initialExperience<=i: initialExperience+=(i-initialExperience)+1 initialExperience+=i Hours_for_experience=initialExperience-sum(experience)-k return Hours_for_energy+Hours_for_experience
minimum-hours-of-training-to-win-a-competition
Easy very readable programme , Python
Aniket_liar07
0
34
minimum hours of training to win a competition
2,383
0.41
Easy
32,604
https://leetcode.com/problems/minimum-hours-of-training-to-win-a-competition/discuss/2465959/Python3-II-Easy-to-understand-(less-than-100-faster-than-33.33)
class Solution: def minNumberOfHours(self, initialEnergy: int, initialExperience: int, energy: List[int], experience: List[int]) -> int: cur_experience, min_experience= initialExperience, 0 for i in range(len(experience)): if cur_experience <= experience[i]: min_experience += experience[i]-cur_experience+1 cur_experience = 2*experience[i]+1 else: cur_experience += experience[i] minenergy = sum(energy)+1-initialEnergy if initialEnergy<=sum(energy) else 0 return minexperience+minenergy
minimum-hours-of-training-to-win-a-competition
Python3 II Easy to understand (less than 100%, faster than 33.33%)
JanuaryofSun
0
27
minimum hours of training to win a competition
2,383
0.41
Easy
32,605
https://leetcode.com/problems/minimum-hours-of-training-to-win-a-competition/discuss/2464479/Linear-solution
class Solution: def minNumberOfHours(self, initialEnergy: int, initialExperience: int, energy: List[int], experience: List[int]) -> int: add_energy = add_experience = 0 for e, x in zip(energy, experience): if initialEnergy <= e: add_e = e + 1 - initialEnergy add_energy += add_e initialEnergy += add_e if initialExperience <= x: add_x = x + 1 - initialExperience add_experience += add_x initialExperience += add_x initialEnergy -= e initialExperience += x return add_energy + add_experience
minimum-hours-of-training-to-win-a-competition
Linear solution
EvgenySH
0
12
minimum hours of training to win a competition
2,383
0.41
Easy
32,606
https://leetcode.com/problems/minimum-hours-of-training-to-win-a-competition/discuss/2460007/Python3-solution-explained
class Solution: def minNumberOfHours(self, initialEnergy: int, initialExperience: int, energy: List[int], experience: List[int]) -> int: # for energy we gonna subtract at every opponent, so we need X > sum(energy) || X must be equal to sum(energy)+1 if initialEnergy it's lower than the sum # for experience we need to check everytime if current experience is equal or lower than the exp of our opponent, if so we need to have Exp == opponent experience + 1 ans = 0 s = sum(energy) if initialEnergy <= s: ans += abs(s-initialEnergy)+1 for i in range(len(experience)): if initialExperience <= experience[i]: t = abs(experience[i] - initialExperience) + 1 initialExperience += t ans += t initialExperience += experience[i] return ans
minimum-hours-of-training-to-win-a-competition
Python3 solution explained
FlorinnC1
0
16
minimum hours of training to win a competition
2,383
0.41
Easy
32,607
https://leetcode.com/problems/minimum-hours-of-training-to-win-a-competition/discuss/2459652/Python-Solution-or-Easy-to-understand
class Solution: def minNumberOfHours(self, initialEnergy: int, initialExperience: int, energy: List[int], experience: List[int]) -> int: energy_req = 0 exp_req = 0 for i in range(len(energy)): if initialEnergy > energy[i]: initialEnergy -= energy[i] else: diff = (energy[i] - initialEnergy) + 1 energy_req += diff initialEnergy += diff initialEnergy -= energy[i] if initialExperience > experience[i]: initialExperience += experience[i] else: diff = (experience[i] - initialExperience) + 1 exp_req += diff initialExperience += diff initialExperience += experience[i] return energy_req+exp_req
minimum-hours-of-training-to-win-a-competition
Python Solution | Easy to understand 🤘
sudarshaana
0
8
minimum hours of training to win a competition
2,383
0.41
Easy
32,608
https://leetcode.com/problems/minimum-hours-of-training-to-win-a-competition/discuss/2458826/Easy-to-Understand-or-Brute-force-or-Firtst-Instinct-or-Python3
class Solution: def minNumberOfHours(self, initialEnergy: int, initialExperience: int, energy: List[int], experience: List[int]) -> int: hours = 0 if(initialEnergy < 0 or initialExperience < 0): return 0 if(len(energy) == 0 or len(experience) == 0): return 0 for i in range(len(energy)): if(initialEnergy <= energy[i]): hours += (energy[i]-initialEnergy)+1 initialEnergy += (energy[i]-initialEnergy)+1 if(initialExperience <= experience[i]): hours += (experience[i]-initialExperience)+1 initialExperience += (experience[i]-initialExperience)+1 initialEnergy -= energy[i] initialExperience += experience[i] return hours
minimum-hours-of-training-to-win-a-competition
Easy to Understand | Brute force | Firtst Instinct | Python3
sanju39194
0
7
minimum hours of training to win a competition
2,383
0.41
Easy
32,609
https://leetcode.com/problems/minimum-hours-of-training-to-win-a-competition/discuss/2458697/Python-or-Easy-to-understand
class Solution: def minNumberOfHours(self, initialEnergy: int, initialExperience: int, energy: List[int], experience: List[int]) -> int: needed_energy = sum(energy) - initialEnergy + 1 # finding energy amount needed_energy = needed_energy if needed_energy > 0 else 0 needed_experience = 0 for i, exp in enumerate(experience): if initialExperience + needed_experience <= exp: # check whether you need to increment experience needed_experience += exp - (initialExperience + needed_experience) + 1 initialExperience += exp return needed_energy + needed_experience
minimum-hours-of-training-to-win-a-competition
Python | Easy to understand ✅
cyber_kazakh
0
8
minimum hours of training to win a competition
2,383
0.41
Easy
32,610
https://leetcode.com/problems/minimum-hours-of-training-to-win-a-competition/discuss/2457051/Python-5-lines-easy-to-understand
class Solution: def minNumberOfHours(self, initialEnergy: int, initialExperience: int, energy: List[int], experience: List[int]) -> int: energy_needed, experience_needed = max(sum(energy) - initialEnergy + 1, 0), 0 for e in experience: experience_needed += e - initialExperience + 1 if e >= initialExperience else 0 initialExperience += experience_needed + e if e >= initialExperience else e return energy_needed + experience_needed
minimum-hours-of-training-to-win-a-competition
✅ Python 5 lines easy to understand
idntk
0
20
minimum hours of training to win a competition
2,383
0.41
Easy
32,611
https://leetcode.com/problems/minimum-hours-of-training-to-win-a-competition/discuss/2456760/Python-Simple-Python-Solution
class Solution: def minNumberOfHours(self, initialEnergy: int, initialExperience: int, energy: List[int], experience: List[int]) -> int: result = 0 for i in range(len(energy)): a = initialEnergy - energy[i] b = initialExperience - experience[i] if a <= 0: result = result + abs(a) + 1 initialEnergy = initialEnergy + abs(a) + 1 if b <= 0: result = result + abs(b) + 1 initialExperience = initialExperience + abs(b) + 1 initialEnergy = initialEnergy - energy[i] initialExperience = initialExperience + experience[i] return result;
minimum-hours-of-training-to-win-a-competition
[ Python ] ✅✅ Simple Python Solution 🥳✌👍
ASHOK_KUMAR_MEGHVANSHI
0
32
minimum hours of training to win a competition
2,383
0.41
Easy
32,612
https://leetcode.com/problems/minimum-hours-of-training-to-win-a-competition/discuss/2456754/Python-or-Self-Explanatory-or-O(n)
class Solution: def minNumberOfHours(self, initialEnergy: int, initialExperience: int, energy: List[int], experience: List[int]) -> int: res = 0 if initialEnergy > sum(energy) + 1: res = 0 else: res += sum(energy) + 1 - initialEnergy for num in experience: if initialExperience > num: initialExperience += num else: train = num - initialExperience + 1 res += train initialExperience += train + num return res
minimum-hours-of-training-to-win-a-competition
Python | Self Explanatory | O(n)
xychen35
0
10
minimum hours of training to win a competition
2,383
0.41
Easy
32,613
https://leetcode.com/problems/minimum-hours-of-training-to-win-a-competition/discuss/2456743/noob-way-explained-simulation-kinda
class Solution: def minNumberOfHours(self, initialEnergy: int, initialExperience: int, energy: List[int], experience: List[int]) -> int: xp = initialExperience # nicer name nrg = initialEnergy # nicer name training = 0 # this is our answer we will output for enemy_nrg in energy: # go through each enemy one by one... while nrg <= enemy_nrg: # if true, then we need more training nrg += 1 # training means we get +1 energy training += 1 # add training time nrg -= enemy_nrg # we finished training or maybe we didnt need to, but now that we have beated the enemy we subtract energy[i] for enemy_xp in experience: # same thing while xp <= enemy_xp: xp += 1 training += 1 xp += enemy_xp # but instead we gain xp after we beat the enemy return training
minimum-hours-of-training-to-win-a-competition
noob way explained simulation kinda
Pinfel
0
13
minimum hours of training to win a competition
2,383
0.41
Easy
32,614
https://leetcode.com/problems/minimum-hours-of-training-to-win-a-competition/discuss/2456712/Python-orSelf-Explanatory-or-Clean-Code-or-O(n)
class Solution: def minNumberOfHours(self, initialEnergy: int, initialExperience: int, energy: List[int], experience: List[int]) -> int: hoursNeeded=0 for i in range(0,len(energy)): CurrEnergy=0 CurrExperience=0 if initialEnergy>energy[i]: initialEnergy=initialEnergy-energy[i] else: CurrEnergy+=(energy[i]-initialEnergy)+1 initialEnergy+=CurrEnergy initialEnergy=initialEnergy-energy[i] if initialExperience>experience[i]: initialExperience=initialExperience+experience[i] else: CurrExperience+=(experience[i]-initialExperience)+1 initialExperience+=CurrExperience initialExperience=initialExperience+experience[i] hoursNeeded+=CurrEnergy hoursNeeded+=CurrExperience return hoursNeeded
minimum-hours-of-training-to-win-a-competition
Python |Self Explanatory | Clean Code | O(n)
_ysh_
0
18
minimum hours of training to win a competition
2,383
0.41
Easy
32,615
https://leetcode.com/problems/minimum-hours-of-training-to-win-a-competition/discuss/2456588/Python3-or-Solved-Using-Single-Pass-in-Both-Arrays
class Solution: def minNumberOfHours(self, initialEnergy: int, initialExperience: int, energy: List[int], experience: List[int]) -> int: #Approach: Do a single traversal and for every ith opponent, compare your current energy and exp to opponent #and adjust so you always win! How much you have to adjust will be number of hours of training you have to invest #before you compete! #At the end, return answer! ans = 0 cenergy = initialEnergy cexp = initialExperience #n = number of opponents to face! n = len(energy) for i in range(n): if(cenergy <= energy[i]): ans += (energy[i] - cenergy + 1) cenergy = 1 #if current player has lower exp, then he needs to make it up for it! #difference + 1 wil take his current exp to next exp value from opp so he can win! #but also, in doing so, he needs to already be 1 ahead! -> set cexp to opponent's exp + 1! #Regardless, since he won, he needs to get ith opponents exp added! if(cexp <= experience[i]): ans += (experience[i] - cexp + 1) cexp = experience[i] + 1 #regardless, current experience only goes up! cexp += (experience[i]) continue else: cenergy -= energy[i] if(cexp <= experience[i]): ans += (experience[i] - cexp + 1) cexp = experience[i] + 1 cexp += (experience[i]) return ans
minimum-hours-of-training-to-win-a-competition
Python3 | Solved Using Single Pass in Both Arrays
JOON1234
0
26
minimum hours of training to win a competition
2,383
0.41
Easy
32,616
https://leetcode.com/problems/largest-palindromic-number/discuss/2456725/Python-oror-Easy-Approach-oror-Hashmap
class Solution: def largestPalindromic(self, num: str) -> str: ans = [] b = [str(x) for x in range(9, -1, -1)] from collections import defaultdict a = defaultdict(int) for x in num: a[x] += 1 for x in b: n = len(ans) if n % 2 == 0: if a[x] > 0: ans = ans[:n // 2] + [x] * a[x] + ans[n // 2:] else: if x == '0': if len(ans) != 1: ans = ans[:n // 2] + [x] * (a[x] // 2) + [ans[n // 2]] + [x] * (a[x] // 2) + ans[n // 2 + 1:] else: if a[x] >= 2: ans = ans[:n // 2] + [x] * (a[x] // 2) + [ans[n // 2]] + [x] * (a[x] // 2) + ans[n // 2 + 1:] res = "".join(ans) return str(int(res))
largest-palindromic-number
✅Python || Easy Approach || Hashmap
chuhonghao01
4
178
largest palindromic number
2,384
0.306
Medium
32,617
https://leetcode.com/problems/largest-palindromic-number/discuss/2456740/Python3-freq-table
class Solution: def largestPalindromic(self, num: str) -> str: freq = Counter(num) mid = next((ch for ch in "9876543210" if freq[ch]&amp;1), '') half = ''.join(ch*(freq[ch]//2) for ch in "0123456789") return (half[::-1] + mid + half).strip('0') or '0'
largest-palindromic-number
[Python3] freq table
ye15
1
23
largest palindromic number
2,384
0.306
Medium
32,618
https://leetcode.com/problems/largest-palindromic-number/discuss/2818086/python-O(n)-Hash_table
class Solution: def largestPalindromic(self, num: str) -> str: dict_frequency = {} for char in num: if char in dict_frequency: dict_frequency[char] += 1 else: dict_frequency[char] = 1 left_str = '' right_str = '' # For placing the number at the middle. odd_digit = 0 for i in range(10, 0, -1): digit = str(i-1) if digit not in dict_frequency: continue count = dict_frequency[digit] if count % 2 == 0: freq = count // 2 for j in range(freq): left_str += digit right_str = digit + right_str dict_frequency[digit] = 0 else: # checking if it is not already assisgned then assigned the largest one. if odd_digit == 0: odd_digit = digit freq = count // 2 for j in range(freq): left_str += digit right_str = digit + right_str dict_frequency[digit] = 1 # Concating the left one to the right one. final = '' if odd_digit: final = left_str + odd_digit + right_str else: final = left_str + right_str # if leading '0' and trailing '0' is present then removing it. final = final.strip('0') # if only '0' is present then we are left with only empty string, so assigning one '0' char and returning it. if not len(final): final = '0' return str(int(final))
largest-palindromic-number
python O(n), Hash_table
Raushan_geeks
0
1
largest palindromic number
2,384
0.306
Medium
32,619
https://leetcode.com/problems/largest-palindromic-number/discuss/2469388/Counter-and-one-pass-over-digits-100-speed
class Solution: def largestPalindromic(self, num: str) -> str: cnt = Counter(num) left = middle = "" for c in "987654321": n, r = divmod(cnt[c], 2) if n: left += c * n if not middle and r: middle = c n, r = divmod(cnt["0"], 2) if left and n: left += "0" * n if not middle and r or not left and n and not middle: middle = "0" return f"{left}{middle}{left[::-1]}"
largest-palindromic-number
Counter and one pass over digits, 100% speed
EvgenySH
0
19
largest palindromic number
2,384
0.306
Medium
32,620
https://leetcode.com/problems/largest-palindromic-number/discuss/2464658/Python-oror-100-oror-Greedy-oror-Hashing-oror-O(N)-Time-oror-O(1)-SPACE
class Solution: def largestPalindromic(self, num: str) -> str: count = Counter(num) fre = ''.join(count[i]//2*i for i in '9876543210') mid = max(count[i]%2 * i for i in count) return (fre +mid + fre[::-1]).strip('0') or '0'
largest-palindromic-number
Python || 100% || Greedy || Hashing || O(N) Time || O(1) SPACE
roaring_lion
0
12
largest palindromic number
2,384
0.306
Medium
32,621
https://leetcode.com/problems/largest-palindromic-number/discuss/2457133/Find-the-Largest-Odd-number-add-the-Even-Numbers-in-increasing-around-the-largest
class Solution: def largestPalindromic(self, s: str) -> str: count = Counter(s) s = sorted(count.items()) start = -1 for p in s[::-1]: if int(p[1]) %2 == 1: start = int(p[0]) break res = '' if start != -1: res = res + str(start) oldres = res for p in s: for i in range( (p[1] - 1) //2 if p[1]%2 ==1 else p[1]//2): res = str(p[0]) + res + str(p[0]) if all(i == '0' for i in res): #res[0] == '0' and res[-1] == '0': return '0' if res[0] == '0': res = oldres return res
largest-palindromic-number
Find the Largest Odd number, add the Even Numbers in increasing around the largest
xmky
0
8
largest palindromic number
2,384
0.306
Medium
32,622
https://leetcode.com/problems/largest-palindromic-number/discuss/2457045/Python-simple-solution-with-O(n)-and-hashmap
class Solution: def largestPalindromic(self, num: str) -> str: freq = {} for digit in num: freq[digit] = freq.get(digit, 0) + 1 if len(freq) == 1: if num[0] == "0": return "0" return num mid_num = "0" for k, v in freq.items(): if v % 2 != 0 and k > mid_num: mid_num = k freq[k] -= 1 res = mid_num leading_zeros = False for n in ["0", "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9"]: if freq.get(n, 0) <= 1: continue add = freq[n] // 2 res = n * add + res + n * add if n == "0": leading_zeros = True else: leading_zeros = False if leading_zeros: res = res.strip("0") return res
largest-palindromic-number
Python simple solution with O(n) and hashmap
vinaylasetti253
0
12
largest palindromic number
2,384
0.306
Medium
32,623
https://leetcode.com/problems/largest-palindromic-number/discuss/2456826/Python-Easy-Counter-Approach
class Solution: def largestPalindromic(self, num: str) -> str: c = Counter(num) res = "" def add_n_to_res(n: str) -> None: nonlocal res if c[n] >= 2: res = res + n * (c[n]//2) c[n] -= (c[n]//2) * 2 # add all elements in decreasing order for n in range(9, 0, -1): add_n_to_res(str(n)) # add non leading zero if res: add_n_to_res('0') # find highest middle element mid = -1 for n in c: if c[n]: mid = max(mid, int(n)) return res + str(mid) + res[::-1] if mid != -1 else res + res[::-1]
largest-palindromic-number
✅ Python Easy Counter Approach
idntk
0
21
largest palindromic number
2,384
0.306
Medium
32,624
https://leetcode.com/problems/largest-palindromic-number/discuss/2456800/loop-9-to-1-with-freq-greater-2-then-same-again-for-the-middle-number
class Solution: def largestPalindromic(self, num: str) -> str: counts = [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0] # 0-9 for i in range(len(num)): counts[int(num[i])] += 1 out = "" for i in range(9, -1, -1): # if it appears twice or more then we can use it as a sandwich, priority big number on the outsides if (i == 0 and out == ""): break while counts[i] >= 2: out += str(i) counts[i] -= 2 for i in range(9, -1, -1): # we find the biggest available number for the middle number from the remaining counts if (counts[i] > 0): return out + str(i) + out[::-1] return out + out[::-1]
largest-palindromic-number
loop 9 to 1 with freq >= 2, then same again for the middle number
Pinfel
0
4
largest palindromic number
2,384
0.306
Medium
32,625
https://leetcode.com/problems/largest-palindromic-number/discuss/2456664/Python-using-counter-and-heap
class Solution: def largestPalindromic(self, num: str) -> str: counter = Counter(num) l = [(-int(n), c) for n, c in counter.items()] heapq.heapify(l) left, right = [], [] mid = None while l: n, c = heapq.heappop(l) n = -n if c % 2 == 0: left = left + [n] * (c // 2) right = [n] * (c // 2) + right else: if c - 1 > 0: heapq.heappush(l, (-n, c - 1)) if mid is None: mid = n if mid is None and l: mid = -l[0][0] while right and right[-1] == 0: right.pop() res = left[:len(right)] + [mid] + right if mid is not None else left[:len(right)] + right if not res: return "0" return ''.join([str(i) for i in res])
largest-palindromic-number
Python using counter and heap
wangzhihao0629
0
18
largest palindromic number
2,384
0.306
Medium
32,626
https://leetcode.com/problems/amount-of-time-for-binary-tree-to-be-infected/discuss/2456656/Python3-bfs
class Solution: def amountOfTime(self, root: Optional[TreeNode], start: int) -> int: graph = defaultdict(list) stack = [(root, None)] while stack: n, p = stack.pop() if p: graph[p.val].append(n.val) graph[n.val].append(p.val) if n.left: stack.append((n.left, n)) if n.right: stack.append((n.right, n)) ans = -1 seen = {start} queue = deque([start]) while queue: for _ in range(len(queue)): u = queue.popleft() for v in graph[u]: if v not in seen: seen.add(v) queue.append(v) ans += 1 return ans
amount-of-time-for-binary-tree-to-be-infected
[Python3] bfs
ye15
33
1,400
amount of time for binary tree to be infected
2,385
0.562
Medium
32,627
https://leetcode.com/problems/amount-of-time-for-binary-tree-to-be-infected/discuss/2572699/DFS-Python
class Solution: def amountOfTime(self, root, start: int) -> int: time_to_infect_tree, _ = self.dfs(root, start) return time_to_infect_tree def dfs(self, root, start): if root == None: return -1, -1 left_infect_time, left_distance = self.dfs(root.left, start) right_infect_time, right_distance = self.dfs(root.right, start) if left_distance == -1 and right_distance == -1: distance = -1 infect_time = max(right_infect_time, left_infect_time) + 1 elif left_distance != -1: distance = left_distance + 1 infect_time = max(left_infect_time, right_infect_time + left_distance + 2) else: distance = right_distance + 1 infect_time = max(right_infect_time, left_infect_time + right_distance + 2) if root.val == start: distance = 0 return infect_time, distance
amount-of-time-for-binary-tree-to-be-infected
DFS Python
YairLevi
0
47
amount of time for binary tree to be infected
2,385
0.562
Medium
32,628
https://leetcode.com/problems/amount-of-time-for-binary-tree-to-be-infected/discuss/2572699/DFS-Python
class Solution: def amountOfTime(self, root, start: int) -> int: time_to_infect_tree, _ = self.dfs(root, start) return time_to_infect_tree def dfs(self, root, start): # if root is None if root == None: return -1, -1 # get time to infect subtree from root, as well as distance from root of subtree # to the infected node (-1 if root is not a parent of it) left_infect_time, left_distance = self.dfs(root.left, start) right_infect_time, right_distance = self.dfs(root.right, start) # if both subtrees don't contain the infected node if left_distance == -1 and right_distance == -1: distance = -1 # infect time is as if from root node, AKA simply the depth of the subtree infect_time = max(right_infect_time, left_infect_time) + 1 # if left subtree contains the infected node elif left_distance != -1: # update distance to infected node distance = left_distance + 1 # distance to the infected node from root.left, then two edges to root.right (+2), then # infect time of right subtree as if from root.right infect_time = max(left_infect_time, right_infect_time + left_distance + 2) # same as before, but with right subtree containing the infected else: distance = right_distance + 1 infect_time = max(right_infect_time, left_infect_time + right_distance + 2) # if found the infected node if root.val == start: distance = 0 return infect_time, distance
amount-of-time-for-binary-tree-to-be-infected
DFS Python
YairLevi
0
47
amount of time for binary tree to be infected
2,385
0.562
Medium
32,629
https://leetcode.com/problems/amount-of-time-for-binary-tree-to-be-infected/discuss/2477572/Find-neighbors-and-largest-distance-75-speed
class Solution: def amountOfTime(self, root: Optional[TreeNode], start: int) -> int: neighbors = defaultdict(set) row = {root} while row: new_row = set() for node in row: if node.left: neighbors[node.val].add(node.left.val) neighbors[node.left.val].add(node.val) new_row.add(node.left) if node.right: neighbors[node.val].add(node.right.val) neighbors[node.right.val].add(node.val) new_row.add(node.right) row = new_row level = {start} seen = set() ans = -1 while level: ans += 1 new_level = set() for node in level: new_level.update(neighbors[node]) seen.add(node) level = new_level - seen return ans
amount-of-time-for-binary-tree-to-be-infected
Find neighbors and largest distance, 75% speed
EvgenySH
0
66
amount of time for binary tree to be infected
2,385
0.562
Medium
32,630
https://leetcode.com/problems/amount-of-time-for-binary-tree-to-be-infected/discuss/2467516/Python3-DFS-Efficient-Solution
class Solution: def amountOfTime(self, root: Optional[TreeNode], start: int) -> int: def dfs(root): if root is None: return None, 0 node_l, l = dfs(root.left) node_r, r = dfs(root.right) if root.val == start: return 0, max(l, r) if node_l is not None: return node_l + 1, max(node_l + 1, l, node_l + 1 + r) if node_r is not None: return node_r + 1, max(node_r + 1, r, node_r + 1 + l) return None, max(l, r) + 1 _, ans = dfs(root) return ans
amount-of-time-for-binary-tree-to-be-infected
Python3 DFS Efficient Solution
user6397p
0
8
amount of time for binary tree to be infected
2,385
0.562
Medium
32,631
https://leetcode.com/problems/amount-of-time-for-binary-tree-to-be-infected/discuss/2461185/python3-Reference-sol-for-find-parent-nodes-and-do-bfs
class Solution: def amountOfTime(self, root: Optional[TreeNode], start: int) -> int: if start == root: return 0 s = [] parents = {} parents[root.val] = None def dfs(node): if not node: return (0, False) if node.left: parents[node.left.val] = node dfs(node.left) if node.right: parents[node.right.val] = node dfs(node.right) if node.val == start: s.append(node) dfs(root) visited = defaultdict(bool) visited[s[0].val] = True ans = 0 while s: for i in range(len(s)): node = s.pop(0) visited[node.val] = True if node.left and not visited[node.left.val]: s.append(node.left) if node.right and not visited[node.right.val]: s.append(node.right) if parents[node.val] and not visited[parents[node.val].val]: s.append(parents[node.val]) ans += 1 return ans - 1
amount-of-time-for-binary-tree-to-be-infected
[python3] Reference sol for find parent nodes and do bfs
vadhri_venkat
0
5
amount of time for binary tree to be infected
2,385
0.562
Medium
32,632
https://leetcode.com/problems/amount-of-time-for-binary-tree-to-be-infected/discuss/2457123/Python-Creating-Graph-and-BFS-Easy-Understanding
class Solution: def amountOfTime(self, root: Optional[TreeNode], start: int) -> int: records = defaultdict(list) self.helper(root, records) visited = set() visited.add(start) level = 0 queue = deque() queue.append((start, level)) while queue: node, level = queue.popleft() for neighbor in records[node]: if neighbor not in visited: queue.append((neighbor, level+1)) visited.add(neighbor) return level def helper(self, root, records): if root.left != None: #print(root.val, root.left.val) records[root.val].append(root.left.val) records[root.left.val].append(root.val) self.helper(root.left, records) if root.right != None: records[root.val].append(root.right.val) records[root.right.val].append(root.val) self.helper(root.right, records) return
amount-of-time-for-binary-tree-to-be-infected
Python Creating Graph and BFS Easy Understanding
zhaoxinglyu12138
0
4
amount of time for binary tree to be infected
2,385
0.562
Medium
32,633
https://leetcode.com/problems/amount-of-time-for-binary-tree-to-be-infected/discuss/2456834/simulation-python3
class Solution: def amountOfTime(self, root: Optional[TreeNode], start: int) -> int: ### building the map, see for each node who it touches ### queue = [(root, None)] mapping = {} while (queue): curr, parent = queue.pop() touches = [] if (curr.left): touches.append(curr.left.val) queue.append((curr.left, curr)) if (curr.right): touches.append(curr.right.val) queue.append((curr.right, curr)) if (parent): touches.append(parent.val) mapping[curr.val] = touches ### do a simulation kinda ### time = 0 current_wave = [start] next_wave = [] seen = set() seen.add(start) while (current_wave): node_id = current_wave.pop() for touch in mapping[node_id]: if touch not in seen: next_wave.append(touch) seen.add(touch) if (len(current_wave) == 0): if (len(next_wave) == 0): return time else: time += 1 current_wave = next_wave next_wave = [] return 0
amount-of-time-for-binary-tree-to-be-infected
simulation python3
Pinfel
0
5
amount of time for binary tree to be infected
2,385
0.562
Medium
32,634
https://leetcode.com/problems/find-the-k-sum-of-an-array/discuss/2456716/Python3-HeapPriority-Queue-O(NlogN-%2B-klogk)
class Solution: def kSum(self, nums: List[int], k: int) -> int: maxSum = sum([max(0, num) for num in nums]) absNums = sorted([abs(num) for num in nums]) maxHeap = [(-maxSum + absNums[0], 0)] ans = [maxSum] while len(ans) < k: nextSum, i = heapq.heappop(maxHeap) heapq.heappush(ans, -nextSum) if i + 1 < len(absNums): heapq.heappush(maxHeap, (nextSum - absNums[i] + absNums[i + 1], i + 1)) heapq.heappush(maxHeap, (nextSum + absNums[i + 1], i + 1)) return ans[0]
find-the-k-sum-of-an-array
[Python3] Heap/Priority Queue, O(NlogN + klogk)
xil899
82
5,300
find the k sum of an array
2,386
0.377
Hard
32,635
https://leetcode.com/problems/find-the-k-sum-of-an-array/discuss/2456716/Python3-HeapPriority-Queue-O(NlogN-%2B-klogk)
class Solution: def kSum(self, nums: List[int], k: int) -> int: maxSum = sum([max(0, num) for num in nums]) absNums = sorted([abs(num) for num in nums]) maxHeap, nextSum = [(-maxSum + absNums[0], 0)], -maxSum for _ in range(k - 1): nextSum, i = heapq.heappop(maxHeap) if i + 1 < len(absNums): heapq.heappush(maxHeap, (nextSum - absNums[i] + absNums[i + 1], i + 1)) heapq.heappush(maxHeap, (nextSum + absNums[i + 1], i + 1)) return -nextSum
find-the-k-sum-of-an-array
[Python3] Heap/Priority Queue, O(NlogN + klogk)
xil899
82
5,300
find the k sum of an array
2,386
0.377
Hard
32,636
https://leetcode.com/problems/find-the-k-sum-of-an-array/discuss/2456675/Python3-priority-queue
class Solution: def kSum(self, nums: List[int], k: int) -> int: m = sum(x for x in nums if x > 0) pq = [(-m, 0)] vals = sorted(abs(x) for x in nums) for _ in range(k): x, i = heappop(pq) if i < len(vals): heappush(pq, (x+vals[i], i+1)) if i: heappush(pq, (x-vals[i-1]+vals[i], i+1)) return -x
find-the-k-sum-of-an-array
[Python3] priority queue
ye15
40
1,900
find the k sum of an array
2,386
0.377
Hard
32,637
https://leetcode.com/problems/longest-subsequence-with-limited-sum/discuss/2492737/Prefix-Sum
class Solution: def answerQueries(self, nums: List[int], queries: List[int]) -> List[int]: nums = list(accumulate(sorted(nums))) return [bisect_right(nums, q) for q in queries]
longest-subsequence-with-limited-sum
Prefix Sum
votrubac
9
1,200
longest subsequence with limited sum
2,389
0.648
Easy
32,638
https://leetcode.com/problems/longest-subsequence-with-limited-sum/discuss/2492742/Python3-2-line-binary-search
class Solution: def answerQueries(self, nums: List[int], queries: List[int]) -> List[int]: prefix = list(accumulate(sorted(nums))) return [bisect_right(prefix, q) for q in queries]
longest-subsequence-with-limited-sum
[Python3] 2-line binary search
ye15
8
405
longest subsequence with limited sum
2,389
0.648
Easy
32,639
https://leetcode.com/problems/longest-subsequence-with-limited-sum/discuss/2499976/Python-Solution-or-Easy-Approach
class Solution: def answerQueries(self, nums: List[int], queries: List[int]) -> List[int]: answer = [0] * len(queries) for id, query in enumerate(queries): spec_sum = 0 for i, number in enumerate(sorted(nums)): spec_sum += number if spec_sum <= query: answer[id] += 1 else: break return answer
longest-subsequence-with-limited-sum
✅ Python Solution | Easy Approach
cyber_kazakh
2
80
longest subsequence with limited sum
2,389
0.648
Easy
32,640
https://leetcode.com/problems/longest-subsequence-with-limited-sum/discuss/2493093/Python-oror-2-Easy-Approaches-oror-Prefix-Sum
class Solution: def answerQueries(self, nums: List[int], queries: List[int]) -> List[int]: numsSorted = sorted(nums) res = [] for q in queries: total = 0 count = 0 for num in numsSorted: total += num count += 1 if total > q: count -= 1 break res.append(count) return res
longest-subsequence-with-limited-sum
✅Python || 2 Easy Approaches || Prefix Sum
chuhonghao01
2
163
longest subsequence with limited sum
2,389
0.648
Easy
32,641
https://leetcode.com/problems/longest-subsequence-with-limited-sum/discuss/2493093/Python-oror-2-Easy-Approaches-oror-Prefix-Sum
class Solution: def answerQueries(self, nums: List[int], queries: List[int]) -> List[int]: ans = [] nums.sort() sumx = [] res = 0 for x in nums: res += x sumx.append(res) for j in range(len(queries)): for i, y in enumerate(sumx): if y <= queries[j]: continue else: ans.append(i) break else: if len(ans) < j + 1: ans.append(len(nums)) return ans
longest-subsequence-with-limited-sum
✅Python || 2 Easy Approaches || Prefix Sum
chuhonghao01
2
163
longest subsequence with limited sum
2,389
0.648
Easy
32,642
https://leetcode.com/problems/longest-subsequence-with-limited-sum/discuss/2761640/Python3-Binary-Search-Alogirthm
class Solution: def answerQueries(self, nums: List[int], queries: List[int]) -> List[int]: def binarySearch(arr, target): l = 0 r = len(arr) - 1 while l <= r: mid = (l + r) // 2 if arr[mid] > target: r = mid - 1 else: l = mid + 1 return l nums.sort() Sum = 0 res = [] # Build the Prefix Sum Array. for i,num in enumerate(nums): Sum += num nums[i] = Sum for q in queries: res.append(binarySearch(nums, q)) # If Insertion Index is 3 that means first three elements of nums can be summed which is <= query return res
longest-subsequence-with-limited-sum
Python3 - Binary Search Alogirthm
theReal007
0
2
longest subsequence with limited sum
2,389
0.648
Easy
32,643
https://leetcode.com/problems/longest-subsequence-with-limited-sum/discuss/2750432/Python-Prefix-Sum-98.4
class Solution: def answerQueries(self, nums: List[int], queries: List[int]) -> List[int]: nums.sort() for i in range(1,len(nums)): nums[i] += nums[i-1] ans = [] for quer in queries: ans.append(bisect.bisect_right(nums, quer)) return ans
longest-subsequence-with-limited-sum
Python Prefix Sum , 98.4 %
vijay_2022
0
2
longest subsequence with limited sum
2,389
0.648
Easy
32,644
https://leetcode.com/problems/longest-subsequence-with-limited-sum/discuss/2634715/Python-prefix-sum-solution
class Solution(object): def answerQueries(self, nums, queries): """ :type nums: List[int] :type queries: List[int] :rtype: List[int] """ nums.sort() res = [0]*len(queries) #our result should be the length of queries for r in range(len(queries)): # loop through all the element of queries to see if it can make in nums array tar = queries[r] #target sums = 0 ln = 0 for n in nums: sums += n if sums <= tar: # if it is less that target continue updating the result and the length too ln +=1 res[r] = ln else: break return res
longest-subsequence-with-limited-sum
Python prefix sum solution
pandish
0
20
longest subsequence with limited sum
2,389
0.648
Easy
32,645
https://leetcode.com/problems/longest-subsequence-with-limited-sum/discuss/2508856/python-very-intuitive-(sorting-and-heap-and-hash-table)
class Solution: def answerQueries(self, nums: List[int], queries: List[int]) -> List[int]: # create a max heap sub = [] total = 0 for elem in nums: heapq.heappush(sub, -elem) total += elem # process reversely queries = {i: v for i, v in enumerate(queries)} queries = dict(sorted(queries.items(), key=lambda x: -x[1])) ans = {} for idx, lte in queries.items(): while total > lte: to_del = -heapq.heappop(sub) total -= to_del ans.update({idx: len(sub)}) ans = dict(sorted(ans.items(), key=lambda x: x[0])) return list(ans.values())
longest-subsequence-with-limited-sum
[python] very intuitive (sorting & heap & hash table)
g4ls0n
0
10
longest subsequence with limited sum
2,389
0.648
Easy
32,646
https://leetcode.com/problems/longest-subsequence-with-limited-sum/discuss/2497213/Sort-accumulate-and-bisect-80-speed
class Solution: def answerQueries(self, nums: List[int], queries: List[int]) -> List[int]: nums.sort() acc = list(accumulate(nums)) return [bisect_right(acc, q) for q in queries]
longest-subsequence-with-limited-sum
Sort, accumulate and bisect, 80% speed
EvgenySH
0
10
longest subsequence with limited sum
2,389
0.648
Easy
32,647
https://leetcode.com/problems/longest-subsequence-with-limited-sum/discuss/2496846/Python-or-Sort-%2B-Cumulative-Sum-or-O(nlogn)
class Solution: def answerQueries(self, nums: List[int], queries: List[int]) -> List[int]: nums.sort() nums, ans = list(accumulate(nums)), [] for q in queries: idx = bisect_left(nums, q) ans.append(idx if idx >= len(nums) or nums[idx] != q else idx + 1) return ans
longest-subsequence-with-limited-sum
Python | Sort + Cumulative Sum | O(nlogn)
leeteatsleep
0
10
longest subsequence with limited sum
2,389
0.648
Easy
32,648
https://leetcode.com/problems/longest-subsequence-with-limited-sum/discuss/2495031/Python3-easy-to-understand-solution.-Take-Love-.
class Solution: def answerQueries(self, nums: List[int], queries: List[int]) -> List[int]: nums.sort() answer = [] for i in queries: count = 0 total = 0 for num in nums: total += num if total > i: break count += 1 answer.append(count) return answer
longest-subsequence-with-limited-sum
Python3 easy to understand solution. Take Love .
mdshazid121
0
20
longest subsequence with limited sum
2,389
0.648
Easy
32,649
https://leetcode.com/problems/longest-subsequence-with-limited-sum/discuss/2494678/O(n)-using-heuristic-%2B-sorted-from-high-query-and-small-value-decrease-(Illustration)
class Solution: def answerQueries(self, nums: List[int], queries: List[int]) -> List[int]: """ sorted + """ a = sorted(nums)[::-1] q = sorted(zip(queries, range(len(queries)))) s = sum(a) ans = [-1] * len(queries) print("nums: ", a, " - q:", q) print("+ [Init] s:", s, "ans:", ans) n, m = len(nums), len(queries) iq = m - 1 ia = 0 for iq in range(m-1,-1,-1): qi, pi = q[iq] print("++", "s:", s, "q:", qi, a[ia:]) while ia<=n-1 and s>qi: s -= a[ia] ia += 1 print("++", "s:", s, "q:", qi, a[ia:]) ans[pi] = n - ia print("-->", "s:", s, "q:", qi, "a:", a[ia:], "ans:", ans) print() print("ans:", ans) print("=" * 20) return ans print = lambda *a, **aa: ()
longest-subsequence-with-limited-sum
O(n) using heuristic + sorted from high query and small value decrease (Illustration)
dntai
0
4
longest subsequence with limited sum
2,389
0.648
Easy
32,650
https://leetcode.com/problems/longest-subsequence-with-limited-sum/discuss/2494597/Python-Simple-Python-Solution-Using-Sorting
class Solution: def answerQueries(self, nums: List[int], queries: List[int]) -> List[int]: result = [] nums = sorted(nums) for i in range(len(queries)): current_sum = 0 count = 0 for j in range(len(nums)): current_sum = current_sum + nums[j] if current_sum <= queries[i]: count = count + 1 else: break result.append(count) return result
longest-subsequence-with-limited-sum
[ Python ] ✅✅ Simple Python Solution Using Sorting 🥳✌👍
ASHOK_KUMAR_MEGHVANSHI
0
24
longest subsequence with limited sum
2,389
0.648
Easy
32,651
https://leetcode.com/problems/longest-subsequence-with-limited-sum/discuss/2493285/Secret-Python-Answer-2-lines-of-code
class Solution: def answerQueries(self, nums: List[int], queries: List[int]) -> List[int]: ac = list(itertools.accumulate(sorted(nums))) return [bisect.bisect(ac, queries[i]) for i in range(len(queries))]
longest-subsequence-with-limited-sum
[Secret Python Answer🤫🐍👌😍] 2 lines of code
xmky
0
15
longest subsequence with limited sum
2,389
0.648
Easy
32,652
https://leetcode.com/problems/longest-subsequence-with-limited-sum/discuss/2493028/Python-bisect_right
class Solution: def answerQueries(self, nums: List[int], queries: List[int]) -> List[int]: nums.sort() for i in range(1, len(nums)): nums[i] += nums[i-1] return [bisect_right(nums, q) for q in queries]
longest-subsequence-with-limited-sum
Python, bisect_right
blue_sky5
0
16
longest subsequence with limited sum
2,389
0.648
Easy
32,653
https://leetcode.com/problems/longest-subsequence-with-limited-sum/discuss/2492906/Python3-Prefixsum-Binary-Search-Easy-Solution
class Solution: def answerQueries(self, nums: List[int], q: List[int]) -> List[int]: nums.sort() pref=[] pref.append(nums[0]) for i in nums[1:]: pref.append(i+pref[-1]) ans=[] for i in q: ans.append(bisect.bisect(pref, i)) return ans
longest-subsequence-with-limited-sum
Python3, Prefixsum, Binary Search, Easy Solution
mrprashantkumar
0
13
longest subsequence with limited sum
2,389
0.648
Easy
32,654
https://leetcode.com/problems/removing-stars-from-a-string/discuss/2492763/Python3-stack
class Solution: def removeStars(self, s: str) -> str: stack = [] for ch in s: if ch == '*': stack.pop() else: stack.append(ch) return ''.join(stack)
removing-stars-from-a-string
[Python3] stack
ye15
3
46
removing stars from a string
2,390
0.64
Medium
32,655
https://leetcode.com/problems/removing-stars-from-a-string/discuss/2811356/Python-Easy-Solution-in-O(n)-Complexity
class Solution: def removeStars(self, s: str) -> str: c,n=0,len(s) t="" for i in range(n-1,-1,-1): if s[i]=='*': c+=1 else: if c==0: t+=s[i] else: c-=1 return t[-1::-1]
removing-stars-from-a-string
Python Easy Solution in O(n) Complexity
DareDevil_007
1
14
removing stars from a string
2,390
0.64
Medium
32,656
https://leetcode.com/problems/removing-stars-from-a-string/discuss/2493130/Python-oror-Easy-Approach-oror-Stack
class Solution: def removeStars(self, s: str) -> str: stack = [] for char in s: if char != '*': stack.append(char) else: stack.pop() return "".join(stack)
removing-stars-from-a-string
✅Python || Easy Approach || Stack
chuhonghao01
1
39
removing stars from a string
2,390
0.64
Medium
32,657
https://leetcode.com/problems/removing-stars-from-a-string/discuss/2493035/python-stack-solution
class Solution: def removeStars(self, s: str) -> str: string = list(s) stack = [] for i in string: if i == "*": stack.pop() else: stack.append(i) return "".join(stack)
removing-stars-from-a-string
python stack solution
tolimitiku
1
8
removing stars from a string
2,390
0.64
Medium
32,658
https://leetcode.com/problems/removing-stars-from-a-string/discuss/2831734/Python-solution-STACK-oror-Easy-oror-Beginner-Friendly
class Solution: def removeStars(self, s: str) -> str: stack=[] for i in s: if i=='*': stack.pop() else: stack.append(i) return "".join(stack)
removing-stars-from-a-string
Python solution - STACK || Easy || Beginner Friendly✔
T1n1_B0x1
0
1
removing stars from a string
2,390
0.64
Medium
32,659
https://leetcode.com/problems/removing-stars-from-a-string/discuss/2801135/Removing-Stars-From-a-string
class Solution: def removeStars(self, s: str) -> str: stack=[] for i in s: if stack and stack[-1]!='*' and i=='*': stack.pop() stack.append(i) stack.pop() else: stack.append(i) return ''.join(stack)
removing-stars-from-a-string
Removing Stars From a string
shivansh2001sri
0
2
removing stars from a string
2,390
0.64
Medium
32,660
https://leetcode.com/problems/removing-stars-from-a-string/discuss/2799713/Stack-oror-Python3
class Solution: def removeStars(self, s: str) -> str: stack = [] for ch in s: if stack and ch == '*': stack.pop() else: stack.append(ch) return ''.join(stack)
removing-stars-from-a-string
Stack || Python3
joshua_mur
0
1
removing stars from a string
2,390
0.64
Medium
32,661
https://leetcode.com/problems/removing-stars-from-a-string/discuss/2798521/Very-simple-solution-in-5-lines-using-Stack
class Solution: def removeStars(self, s: str) -> str: res = [] for c in s: if c == "*": res.pop() else: res.append(c) return "".join(res)
removing-stars-from-a-string
Very simple solution in 5 lines using Stack
ankurbhambri
0
6
removing stars from a string
2,390
0.64
Medium
32,662
https://leetcode.com/problems/removing-stars-from-a-string/discuss/2781667/Simple-Python-solution-using-count-variable-and-single-for-loop.-O(n)
class Solution: def removeStars(self, s: str) -> str: res = '' count = 0 for i in range(len(s)-1,-1,-1): if s[i] =='*': count+=1 elif count>0: count-=1 else: res = s[i]+res return res
removing-stars-from-a-string
Simple Python solution using count variable and single for loop. O(n)
sheetalpatne
0
3
removing stars from a string
2,390
0.64
Medium
32,663
https://leetcode.com/problems/removing-stars-from-a-string/discuss/2753714/Python3-Solution-with-using-stack-%2B-solution-without-using-stack
class Solution: def removeStars(self, s: str) -> str: cur_idx = len(s) - 1 cur_stars_cnt = 0 res = [] while cur_idx >= 0: while cur_idx >= 0 and s[cur_idx] == '*': cur_stars_cnt += 1 cur_idx -= 1 while cur_idx >= 0 and cur_stars_cnt > 0 and s[cur_idx] != '*': cur_stars_cnt -= 1 cur_idx -= 1 if cur_idx >= 0 and s[cur_idx] != '*': cur_stars_cnt = 0 res.append(s[cur_idx]) cur_idx -= 1 return ''.join(res[::-1])
removing-stars-from-a-string
[Python3] Solution with using stack + solution without using stack
maosipov11
0
2
removing stars from a string
2,390
0.64
Medium
32,664
https://leetcode.com/problems/removing-stars-from-a-string/discuss/2753714/Python3-Solution-with-using-stack-%2B-solution-without-using-stack
class Solution: def removeStars(self, s: str) -> str: stack = [] for idx in range(len(s)): if s[idx] != '*': stack.append(s[idx]) elif stack: stack.pop() return ''.join(stack)
removing-stars-from-a-string
[Python3] Solution with using stack + solution without using stack
maosipov11
0
2
removing stars from a string
2,390
0.64
Medium
32,665
https://leetcode.com/problems/removing-stars-from-a-string/discuss/2650806/Simple-Python-solution-using-if-else-with-explanation
class Solution: def removeStars(self, s: str) -> str: # Initiate a blank string final_string_list = [] for i in s: # If a '*' is encountered, remove the element in the final_str_list only if it ain't empty. Do nothing if it is empty. if i == '*': if final_string_list: final_string_list.pop() else: # Keep on appending the non - * characters in a list final_string_list.append(i) # Return the joined elements of the list in a string return ''.join(final_string_list)
removing-stars-from-a-string
Simple Python solution using if-else with explanation
code_snow
0
16
removing stars from a string
2,390
0.64
Medium
32,666
https://leetcode.com/problems/removing-stars-from-a-string/discuss/2594925/80-less-Memory-Solution-oror-Stack-oror-Simple-Solution
class Solution: def removeStars(self, s: str) -> str: stack = [] for i in range(len(s)): if s[i] == '*' and len(stack)!=0: stack.pop() elif s[i]!='*': stack.append(s[i]) return ''.join(stack)
removing-stars-from-a-string
80% less Memory Solution || Stack || Simple Solution
ajinkyabhalerao11
0
9
removing stars from a string
2,390
0.64
Medium
32,667
https://leetcode.com/problems/removing-stars-from-a-string/discuss/2575557/easy-python-solution
class Solution: def removeStars(self, s: str) -> str: char = "" for i in range(len(s)) : if s[i] != '*' : char += s[i] else : if len(char) >= 1 : char = char[:-1] return char
removing-stars-from-a-string
easy python solution
sghorai
0
7
removing stars from a string
2,390
0.64
Medium
32,668
https://leetcode.com/problems/removing-stars-from-a-string/discuss/2529320/python-solution-simple-stack-problem
class Solution: def removeStars(self, s: str) -> str: stack = [] for i in s: if i == '*': stack.pop() else: stack.append(i) return "".join(stack)
removing-stars-from-a-string
python solution simple stack problem
pandish
0
19
removing stars from a string
2,390
0.64
Medium
32,669
https://leetcode.com/problems/removing-stars-from-a-string/discuss/2528837/Python-Solution-or-Stack-Simulation-or-Clean-Code
class Solution: def removeStars(self, s: str) -> str: stack = [] for i in range(0,len(s)): if stack and s[i] == "*": stack.pop(-1) else: stack.append(s[i]) return "".join(stack)
removing-stars-from-a-string
Python Solution | Stack Simulation | Clean Code
Gautam_ProMax
0
21
removing stars from a string
2,390
0.64
Medium
32,670
https://leetcode.com/problems/removing-stars-from-a-string/discuss/2521107/Python-top-90-solution
class Solution: def removeStars(self, s: str) -> str: stack = [] for i in s: if i == '*': stack.pop() else: stack.append(i) return ''.join(stack)
removing-stars-from-a-string
Python top 90% solution
StikS32
0
26
removing stars from a string
2,390
0.64
Medium
32,671
https://leetcode.com/problems/removing-stars-from-a-string/discuss/2496309/Python-Easy-approach-simple-for-loop
class Solution: def removeStars(self, s: str) -> str: lt = [] for i in range(len(s)): if(s[i] == "*"): lt.pop() else: lt.append(s[i]) return "".join(lt)
removing-stars-from-a-string
Python Easy approach simple for loop
rajitkumarchauhan99
0
11
removing stars from a string
2,390
0.64
Medium
32,672
https://leetcode.com/problems/removing-stars-from-a-string/discuss/2495474/Easy-python-solution-with-stack.
class Solution: def removeStars(self, s: str) -> str: st=[] for i in range(len(s)): if s[i]!="*": st.append(s[i]) else: st.pop() return "".join(st)
removing-stars-from-a-string
Easy python solution with stack.
a_dityamishra
0
4
removing stars from a string
2,390
0.64
Medium
32,673
https://leetcode.com/problems/removing-stars-from-a-string/discuss/2494638/Python-Simple-Python-Solution-Using-Stack
class Solution: def removeStars(self, s: str) -> str: stack = [] for i in s: if i != '*': stack.append(i) else: stack.pop(-1) return ''.join(stack)
removing-stars-from-a-string
[ Python ] ✅✅ Simple Python Solution Using Stack 🥳✌👍
ASHOK_KUMAR_MEGHVANSHI
0
18
removing stars from a string
2,390
0.64
Medium
32,674
https://leetcode.com/problems/removing-stars-from-a-string/discuss/2494598/O(n)-using-Stack
class Solution: def removeStars(self, s: str) -> str: q = [] for si in s: if si != '*': q.append(si) else: q.pop(-1) ans = "".join(q) return ans
removing-stars-from-a-string
O(n) using Stack
dntai
0
2
removing stars from a string
2,390
0.64
Medium
32,675
https://leetcode.com/problems/removing-stars-from-a-string/discuss/2494325/Stack-Push-and-Pop-Python
class Solution: def removeStars(self, s: str) -> str: # a=s.copy() # ptr=0 stack=[] for i in range(len(s)): if s[i]=="*": # a=a[:i-1]+a[i+1:] stack.pop(-1) else: stack.append(s[i]) return "".join(stack)
removing-stars-from-a-string
Stack Push and Pop - Python
Prithiviraj1927
0
4
removing stars from a string
2,390
0.64
Medium
32,676
https://leetcode.com/problems/removing-stars-from-a-string/discuss/2494034/Python-Stack-Implementation
class Solution: def removeStars(self, s: str) -> str: ### [1] stack = [ ] n = len(s) for i in range(n): ### [1] stack += [ s[i] ] ### [2] while stack and stack[-1] == "*": ### [2] stack.pop() stack.pop() ### [3] return ''.join(stack)
removing-stars-from-a-string
Python Stack Implementation
vaebhav
0
3
removing stars from a string
2,390
0.64
Medium
32,677
https://leetcode.com/problems/removing-stars-from-a-string/discuss/2493311/Secret-Python-Answer-Using-a-Stack
class Solution: def removeStars(self, s: str) -> str: res = [] for c in s: res.append(c) if res[-1] == '*': res.pop() if res: res.pop() return ''.join(res)
removing-stars-from-a-string
[Secret Python Answer🤫🐍👌😍] Using a Stack
xmky
0
4
removing stars from a string
2,390
0.64
Medium
32,678
https://leetcode.com/problems/removing-stars-from-a-string/discuss/2492958/Python3-Stack-Implementation-Easy-short-solution
class Solution: def removeStars(self, s: str) -> str: ans=[] for i in s: if i != "*": ans.append(i) else: ans.pop() return "".join(ans)
removing-stars-from-a-string
Python3, Stack Implementation, Easy short solution
mrprashantkumar
0
3
removing stars from a string
2,390
0.64
Medium
32,679
https://leetcode.com/problems/removing-stars-from-a-string/discuss/2492944/Python-Stack
class Solution: def removeStars(self, s: str) -> str: stack = [] for c in s: if c == "*": if stack: stack.pop() else: stack.append(c) return "".join(stack)
removing-stars-from-a-string
[Python] Stack
tejeshreddy111
0
6
removing stars from a string
2,390
0.64
Medium
32,680
https://leetcode.com/problems/removing-stars-from-a-string/discuss/2492842/Python3-or-Solved-Using-Simple-Logic-of-Pattern
class Solution: #Time-Complexity: O(N^2) #Space-Complexity:O(1) #Space-Complexity:O( def removeStars(self, s: str) -> str: #Brute-Force approach: As long as star character appears in string input s, continously simulate! #while "*" in s: #iterate from left to right char by char until you hit star! then update s to subsequence! #for i in range(len(s)): # cur_char = s[i] # if(cur_char == '*'): #reupdate s! # s = s[:i-1] + s[i+1:] # break #return s #optimized version: Simply traverse linearly using single pointer in linear time #by taking advantage of fact that the star char you see when you traverse from L to R is s.t. the last char #in built up string will be one char to be removed along with star char per operation! ans = "" for i in range(len(s)): cur_char = s[i] if(cur_char == '*'): #pop off last char! ans = ans[:len(ans)-1] continue else: ans += cur_char return ans
removing-stars-from-a-string
Python3 | Solved Using Simple Logic of Pattern
JOON1234
0
8
removing stars from a string
2,390
0.64
Medium
32,681
https://leetcode.com/problems/minimum-amount-of-time-to-collect-garbage/discuss/2492802/Python3-simulation
class Solution: def garbageCollection(self, garbage: List[str], travel: List[int]) -> int: ans = sum(map(len, garbage)) prefix = list(accumulate(travel, initial=0)) for ch in "MPG": ii = 0 for i, s in enumerate(garbage): if ch in s: ii = i ans += prefix[ii] return ans
minimum-amount-of-time-to-collect-garbage
[Python3] simulation
ye15
4
48
minimum amount of time to collect garbage
2,391
0.851
Medium
32,682
https://leetcode.com/problems/minimum-amount-of-time-to-collect-garbage/discuss/2493187/Python-oror-Easy-Approach-oror-Prefix-Sum-oror-Hashmap
class Solution: def garbageCollection(self, garbage: List[str], travel: List[int]) -> int: from collections import defaultdict ans = 0 lastH = {} num = defaultdict(int) for i in range(len(garbage)): for char in garbage[i]: num[char] += 1 lastH[char] = i pref = [] res = 0 for x in travel: res += x pref.append(res) ans = sum(num.values()) for k, v in lastH.items(): if lastH[k] != 0: ans += pref[lastH[k] - 1] return ans
minimum-amount-of-time-to-collect-garbage
✅Python || Easy Approach || Prefix Sum || Hashmap
chuhonghao01
3
162
minimum amount of time to collect garbage
2,391
0.851
Medium
32,683
https://leetcode.com/problems/minimum-amount-of-time-to-collect-garbage/discuss/2555618/Easy-Python-Solution-using-Prefix-Sum
class Solution: def garbageCollection(self, garbage: List[str], travel: List[int]) -> int: # add 0 to prefix because for the first house the commute time is 0 prefix = [0] cur = 0 for time in travel: cur += time prefix.append(cur) # the default index is zero # it does not mean each grabage appears in the first house, only for calculation convenience M_idx, G_idx, P_idx = 0, 0, 0 res = 0 for i in range(len(garbage)): res += len(garbage[i]) if "M" in garbage[i]: M_idx = i if "G" in garbage[i]: G_idx = i if "P" in garbage[i]: P_idx = i res += prefix[M_idx] res += prefix[G_idx] res += prefix[P_idx] return res
minimum-amount-of-time-to-collect-garbage
Easy Python Solution using Prefix Sum
siyu_
2
70
minimum amount of time to collect garbage
2,391
0.851
Medium
32,684
https://leetcode.com/problems/minimum-amount-of-time-to-collect-garbage/discuss/2696875/Python3-Solution
class Solution: def garbageCollection(self, garbage: List[str], travel: List[int]) -> int: m = p = g = -1 self.time = 0 T = [0] for t in travel: T.append(t) for i, house in enumerate(garbage): if 'M' in house: m = i if 'P' in house: p = i if 'G' in house: g = i def DFS(type, x): for i, house in enumerate(garbage): if i > x: break self.time += T[i] if type in house: self.time += house.count(type) DFS('M', m) DFS('P', p) DFS('G', g) return self.time
minimum-amount-of-time-to-collect-garbage
Python3 Solution
mediocre-coder
1
139
minimum amount of time to collect garbage
2,391
0.851
Medium
32,685
https://leetcode.com/problems/minimum-amount-of-time-to-collect-garbage/discuss/2513601/Python-Simple-reversed-traversal-or-100-Space-or-98-Time
class Solution: def garbageCollection(self, garbage: List[str], travel: List[int]) -> int: g = m = p = False # whether each truck should drive until the current house time = 0 # total time needed # starting from the last house and going backwards, we track which trucks should drive until there by looking at the garbage content. while len(travel): t = travel.pop() # travel cost to the current house s = garbage.pop() # garbage string for the current house # if at least one truck was not needed for all houses after the current, check if it is needed in this house (and thus for all previous houses). if sum([g, m, p]) < 3: if 'G' in s: g = True if 'M' in s: m = True if 'P' in s: p = True # add to the time cost the number of garbage items in this house and the travel costs for the number of tracks that need to drive until here time += sum([g, m, p]) * t + len(s) # add the garbage cost for the initial house, where no driving time is needed time = time + len(garbage[0]) return time
minimum-amount-of-time-to-collect-garbage
[Python] Simple reversed traversal | 100% Space | 98% Time
Sk3_
1
57
minimum amount of time to collect garbage
2,391
0.851
Medium
32,686
https://leetcode.com/problems/minimum-amount-of-time-to-collect-garbage/discuss/2494981/Python-Simple-Python-Solution-Using-Prefix-Sum-and-HashMap
class Solution: def garbageCollection(self, garbage: List[str], travel: List[int]) -> int: result = 0 prefix_sum = [] for i in range(len(travel)): if i == 0: prefix_sum.append(travel[0]) else: prefix_sum.append(prefix_sum[ i - 1 ] + travel[i]) frequency = {'P': [0,0], 'M': [0,0], 'G': [0,0]} for i in range(len(garbage)): G_Count = garbage[i].count('G') P_Count = garbage[i].count('P') M_Count = garbage[i].count('M') if 'P' in garbage[i]: frequency['P'][0] = frequency['P'][0] + P_Count frequency['P'][1] = i if 'M' in garbage[i]: frequency['M'][0] = frequency['M'][0] + M_Count frequency['M'][1] = i if 'G' in garbage[i]: frequency['G'][0] = frequency['G'][0] + G_Count frequency['G'][1] = i for key in frequency: frequency_count, last_index = frequency[key] result = result + frequency_count if last_index != 0: result = result + prefix_sum[last_index - 1] return result
minimum-amount-of-time-to-collect-garbage
[ Python ] ✅✅ Simple Python Solution Using Prefix Sum and HashMap 🥳✌👍
ASHOK_KUMAR_MEGHVANSHI
1
23
minimum amount of time to collect garbage
2,391
0.851
Medium
32,687
https://leetcode.com/problems/minimum-amount-of-time-to-collect-garbage/discuss/2848432/Python-3-Simple-Solution
class Solution: def garbageCollection(self, garbage: List[str], travel: List[int]) -> int: types = ["G", "P", "M"] score = 0 for t in types: #boolean set to True once the last instance of a letter is found last = False # iterate backwards through garbage for i in range(len(garbage)-1, -1, -1): # increment score by 1 for each instance of letter for letter in garbage[i]: if letter == t: score += 1 last = True #start adding travel once last instance has been found if last and i !=0: score += travel[i-1] return score
minimum-amount-of-time-to-collect-garbage
Python 3 Simple Solution
mbmatthewbrennan
0
1
minimum amount of time to collect garbage
2,391
0.851
Medium
32,688
https://leetcode.com/problems/minimum-amount-of-time-to-collect-garbage/discuss/2815169/Simple-Python-Approach
class Solution: def garbageCollection(self, garbage: List[str], travel: List[int]) -> int: travel.insert(0,0) #return travel glass = 0 glassi = [0] paper = 0 paperi = [0] metal = 0 metali = [0] for i in range(0,len(garbage)): if "G" in garbage[i]: glass += garbage[i].count("G") glassi.append(i) glass += sum(travel[min(glassi): max(glassi) + 1]) for i in range(0,len(garbage)): if "M" in garbage[i]: metal += garbage[i].count("M") metali.append(i) metal += sum(travel[min(metali): max(metali) + 1]) for i in range(0,len(garbage)): if "P" in garbage[i]: paper += garbage[i].count("P") paperi.append(i) paper += sum(travel[min(paperi): max(paperi) + 1]) return glass + metal + paper
minimum-amount-of-time-to-collect-garbage
Simple Python Approach
Shagun_Mittal
0
1
minimum amount of time to collect garbage
2,391
0.851
Medium
32,689
https://leetcode.com/problems/minimum-amount-of-time-to-collect-garbage/discuss/2776217/Python-!-Easy-Approach
class Solution: def garbageCollection(self, garbage: List[str], travel: List[int]) -> int: g,p,m = 0,0,0 res = 0 for i in range(len(garbage)-1,-1,-1): res += len(garbage[i]) if g==0 and "G" in set(garbage[i]): g = sum(travel[:i]) if p==0 and "P" in set(garbage[i]): p = sum(travel[:i]) if m==0 and "M" in set(garbage[i]): m = sum(travel[:i]) return res+g+p+m
minimum-amount-of-time-to-collect-garbage
Python ! Easy Approach
w7Pratham
0
2
minimum amount of time to collect garbage
2,391
0.851
Medium
32,690
https://leetcode.com/problems/minimum-amount-of-time-to-collect-garbage/discuss/2736417/Python3-Straightfoward-with-comments
class Solution: def garbageCollection(self, garbage: List[str], travel: List[int]) -> int: # Find the last appearance of each type of garbage (the furthest each truck will need to go) # If no stops include a type of garbage, leave it as -1 so we know we don't need that truck lastG = -1 lastP = -1 lastM = -1 for i in range(len(garbage)-1, -1, -1): if lastG == -1 and 'G' in garbage[i]: lastG = i if lastP == -1 and 'P' in garbage[i]: lastP = i if lastM == -1 and 'M' in garbage[i]: lastM = i # There are two sources of "time", the travelling and the picking up total = 0 # Travelling # We can sum the travel distances up to the last stop for each type of garbage # If there are no stops (that type = -1), then we can skip it if lastG != -1: total += sum(travel[:lastG]) if lastP != -1: total += sum(travel[:lastP]) if lastM != -1: total += sum(travel[:lastM]) # Picking Up # Every instance of garbage must be picked up, regardless of type or location # So we can just sum all the chars in each stop and add it to the total for stop in garbage: total += len(stop) return total
minimum-amount-of-time-to-collect-garbage
[Python3] Straightfoward with comments
connorthecrowe
0
3
minimum amount of time to collect garbage
2,391
0.851
Medium
32,691
https://leetcode.com/problems/minimum-amount-of-time-to-collect-garbage/discuss/2707767/Python-greater95
class Solution: def garbageCollection(self, garbage: List[str], travel: List[int]) -> int: G = P = M = 0 for c in garbage[-1]: if c == "G": G += 1 elif c == "P": P += 1 else: M += 1 for i in range(len(garbage)-2, -1, -1): if G: G += travel[i] if P: P += travel[i] if M: M += travel[i] for c in garbage[i]: if c == "G": G += 1 elif c == "P": P += 1 else: M += 1 return G+M+P
minimum-amount-of-time-to-collect-garbage
Python >95%
dionjw
0
2
minimum amount of time to collect garbage
2,391
0.851
Medium
32,692
https://leetcode.com/problems/minimum-amount-of-time-to-collect-garbage/discuss/2687025/Python-Simple-Solution-Prefix-Sum-faster-than-96.58-of-Python3-online-submissions
class Solution: def garbageCollection(self, garbage: List[str], travel: List[int]) -> int: travel = [0]+travel trucks = ["G","P","M"] count=0 for i in range(len(trucks)): k = 0 res = 0 for j in range(len(garbage)): if track[i] in garbage[j]: k=j res += garbage[j].count(trucks[i]) count += res+sum(travel[:k+1]) return count #Upvote will be encouraging.
minimum-amount-of-time-to-collect-garbage
Python Simple Solution Prefix Sum faster than 96.58% of Python3 online submissions
anshsharma17
0
11
minimum amount of time to collect garbage
2,391
0.851
Medium
32,693
https://leetcode.com/problems/minimum-amount-of-time-to-collect-garbage/discuss/2666681/Python-One-run-O(n)O(1)-easy-to-understand-solution
class Solution: def garbageCollection(self, garbage: List[str], travel: List[int]) -> int: paper = 0 glass = 0 metal = 0 # this is just a way to make the two list same length # so now travel[0] is zero means time to reach house 0 is 0 travel = [0] + travel for i in range(len(garbage) - 1, - 1, -1): g = garbage[i] t = travel[i] paper += g.count('P') glass += g.count('G') metal += g.count('M') # we only add in the time if any garbage is present in # later houses if paper > 0: paper += t if glass > 0: glass += t if metal > 0: metal += t return paper + glass + metal
minimum-amount-of-time-to-collect-garbage
[Python] One run O(n)/O(1) easy to understand solution
eaglediao
0
4
minimum amount of time to collect garbage
2,391
0.851
Medium
32,694
https://leetcode.com/problems/minimum-amount-of-time-to-collect-garbage/discuss/2663234/Python3-2-solutions%3A-while-loop-with-deque.popleft()-for-loop-with-reversed()
class Solution: def garbageCollection(self, garbage: List[str], travel: List[int]) -> int: garbage_types_covered = {'M': False, 'P': False, 'G': False} time = 0 for i, house in enumerate(reversed(garbage)): time += sum(house.count(garbage_type) for garbage_type in garbage_types_covered) for garbage_type, covered in garbage_types_covered.items(): if not covered and garbage_type in house: time += sum(travel[:len(travel)-i]) garbage_types_covered[garbage_type] = True return time
minimum-amount-of-time-to-collect-garbage
[Python3] 2 solutions: while loop with deque.popleft(); for loop with reversed()
ivnvalex
0
2
minimum amount of time to collect garbage
2,391
0.851
Medium
32,695
https://leetcode.com/problems/minimum-amount-of-time-to-collect-garbage/discuss/2640803/easy-python-solution
class Solution: def garbageCollection(self, garbage: List[str], travel: List[int]) -> int: counter = 0 garbageDict = {} for i in range(len(garbage)) : counter += len(garbage[i]) if 'G' in garbage[i] : garbageDict['G'] = i if 'P' in garbage[i] : garbageDict['P'] = i if 'M' in garbage[i] : garbageDict['M'] = i for key in garbageDict.keys() : counter += sum(travel[:garbageDict[key]]) return counter
minimum-amount-of-time-to-collect-garbage
easy python solution
sghorai
0
15
minimum amount of time to collect garbage
2,391
0.851
Medium
32,696
https://leetcode.com/problems/minimum-amount-of-time-to-collect-garbage/discuss/2499630/Linear-solution-with-accumulate-75-speed
class Solution: def garbageCollection(self, garbage: List[str], travel: List[int]) -> int: g_info = {"M": [0, -1], "P": [0, -1], "G": [0, -1]} for i, s in enumerate(garbage): for c in s: g_info[c][0] += 1 g_info[c][1] = i acc = list(accumulate(travel, initial=0)) return sum(count + acc[idx] for count, idx in g_info.values() if idx > -1)
minimum-amount-of-time-to-collect-garbage
Linear solution with accumulate, 75% speed
EvgenySH
0
10
minimum amount of time to collect garbage
2,391
0.851
Medium
32,697
https://leetcode.com/problems/minimum-amount-of-time-to-collect-garbage/discuss/2498500/Lengthy-code-but-you-like-it...-for-python-beginners-with-explanation
class Solution: def garbageCollection(self, garbage: List[str], travel: List[int]) -> int: #Naive approach #For beginners who just started dsa.. #(1): Finding the last position of each type m_end,p_end,g_end=0,0,0 for i in range(len(garbage)-1,-1,-1): #Traversing reverse for j in garbage[i]: if j=="M": #if it finds the type store value in a m_end and break m_end=i break if(m_end>0): #No need to check for further loops if you get that type.. break for i in range(len(garbage)-1,-1,-1): #Same as for p_end for j in garbage[i]: if j=="P": p_end=i break if(p_end>0): break for i in range(len(garbage)-1,-1,-1): #Same as for g_end for j in garbage[i]: if j=="G": g_end=i break if(g_end>0): break #print(m_end,p_end,g_end) # You can check the values... #(2) Now Counting the P,G,M in our lists and storing in count_p,count_m,count_g respectively count_p,count_m,count_g=0,0,0 for i in garbage: count_p+=i.count("P") count_m+=i.count("M") count_g+=i.count("G") #print(count_p,count_m,count_g) #You can check the values... #(3) Now, we will evaluate total traveled distance.. p,m,g=0,0,0 if(count_p>0): #Check if there is any "P" in list or not if not than travel will be 0 for i in range(p_end): #loop till the last "P" present in the list p+=travel[i] #sum the travel p+=count_p #add the count of "P" as we known to collect the garbage we required 1 minute #print(p) #You can check the value of p if(count_m>0): #same as above explanation for "M" for i in range(m_end): m+=travel[i] m+=count_m #print(m) if(count_g>0): #same as above explanation for "G" for i in range(g_end): g+=travel[i] g+=count_g #print(g) return p+m+g
minimum-amount-of-time-to-collect-garbage
Lengthy code but you like it... for python beginners with explanation
mehtay037
0
11
minimum amount of time to collect garbage
2,391
0.851
Medium
32,698
https://leetcode.com/problems/minimum-amount-of-time-to-collect-garbage/discuss/2495480/Simple-Python-Solution
class Solution: def garbageCollection(self, garbage: List[str], travel: List[int]) -> int: m = p = g = 0 lm = lp = lg = -1 d = dict() for i in range(len(garbage)): d[i] = garbage[i] for i in range(len(garbage)): if "G" in garbage[i]: lg = i if "P" in garbage[i]: lp = i if "M" in garbage[i]: lm = i for i in range(len(garbage)): if lg!=-1: if i<=lg and "G" in d[i]: for j in d[i]: if j=="G": g+=1 if i>0 and i<=lg: g+=travel[i-1] if lm!=-1: if i<=lm and "M" in d[i]: for j in d[i]: if j=="M": m+=1 if i>0 and i<=lm: m+=travel[i-1] if lp!=-1: if i<=lp and "P" in d[i]: for j in d[i]: if j=="P": p+=1 if i>0 and i<=lp: p+=travel[i-1] return m+g+p
minimum-amount-of-time-to-collect-garbage
Simple Python Solution
a_dityamishra
0
7
minimum amount of time to collect garbage
2,391
0.851
Medium
32,699