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Program to find length of longest sublist where difference between min and max smaller than k in Python

Arnab Chakraborty
Arnab Chakraborty
Updated on 25-Mar-2026 285 Views

Given a list of numbers and a value k, we need to find the length of the longest sublist where the absolute difference between the largest and smallest element is ≤ k. This is a classic sliding window problem that can be solved efficiently using deques. So, if the input is like nums = [2, 4, 6, 10] and k = 4, then the output will be 3, as we can select [2, 4, 6] where the absolute difference is 4. Algorithm Approach We use a sliding window technique with two deques to track maximum and minimum ...

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Program to find length of longest set of 1s by flipping k bits in Python

Arnab Chakraborty
Arnab Chakraborty
Updated on 25-Mar-2026 305 Views

In this problem, we have a binary list containing only 0s and 1s, and we can flip at most k zeros to ones. Our goal is to find the length of the longest contiguous subarray that contains all 1s after performing these flips. For example, if the input is nums = [0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1] and k = 2, we can flip the two middle 0s to get [0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1], resulting in a longest sequence of 6 consecutive 1s. Algorithm Approach We'll use the sliding window technique to solve ...

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Program to find length of longest strictly increasing then decreasing sublist in Python

Arnab Chakraborty
Arnab Chakraborty
Updated on 25-Mar-2026 547 Views

Suppose we have a list of numbers called nums. We have to find the length of the longest sublist (minimum length 3) whose values are strictly increasing and then strictly decreasing. So, if the input is like nums = [8, 2, 4, 6, 3, 1], then the output will be 5, as the sublist [2, 4, 6, 3, 1] is strictly increasing then decreasing. Algorithm To solve this, we will follow these steps − Initialize variables: i = 0, n = size of array, res = -infinity ...

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Program to find length of longest sign alternating subsequence from a list of numbers in Python

Arnab Chakraborty
Arnab Chakraborty
Updated on 25-Mar-2026 261 Views

Suppose we have a list of numbers called nums, we have to find the length of longest subsequence that flips sign on each consecutive number. A sign alternating subsequence means each consecutive pair of numbers has opposite signs (positive followed by negative, or negative followed by positive). So, if the input is like nums = [1, 3, -6, 4, -3], then the output will be 4, as we can pick [1, -6, 4, -3]. Algorithm To solve this, we will follow these steps − pos := 0, neg := 0 ...

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Program to find length of longest interval from a list of intervals in Python

Arnab Chakraborty
Arnab Chakraborty
Updated on 25-Mar-2026 577 Views

Suppose we have a list of intervals where each interval is in form [start, end]. We have to find the longest interval that we can make by merging any number of overlapping intervals. So, if the input is like [[1, 6], [4, 9], [5, 6], [11, 14], [16, 20]], then the output will be 9, as after merging, we have the interval [1, 9] of length 9. Algorithm Steps To solve this, we will follow these steps − Sort the list of intervals by start time Initialize union with the first interval from the intervals ...

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Program to find length of longest Fibonacci subsequence from a given list in Python

Arnab Chakraborty
Arnab Chakraborty
Updated on 25-Mar-2026 434 Views

Given a list of strictly increasing positive numbers, we need to find the length of the longest Fibonacci-like subsequence. A Fibonacci-like subsequence has at least 3 elements where each element equals the sum of the two preceding elements: A[i] = A[i-1] + A[i-2]. For example, if the input is nums = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14], the output will be 6 because we can form the subsequence [1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13]. Algorithm The approach uses a brute force method with the following steps: Convert ...

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Program to find longest number of 1s after swapping one pair of bits in Python

Arnab Chakraborty
Arnab Chakraborty
Updated on 25-Mar-2026 597 Views

Suppose we have a binary string s. If we can swap at most one pair of characters in the string, we have to find the resulting length of the longest contiguous substring of 1s. So, if the input is like s = "1111011111", then the output will be 9, as we can swap s[4] and s[9] to get 9 consecutive 1s. Algorithm To solve this, we will follow these steps − l := 0, cnt := 0, ans := 0 for r in range 0 to size ...

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Program to find union of two given linked lists in Python

Arnab Chakraborty
Arnab Chakraborty
Updated on 25-Mar-2026 521 Views

Suppose we have two sorted linked lists L1 and L2, we have to return a new sorted linked list that is the union of the two given lists. The union contains all unique elements from both lists in sorted order. So, if the input is like L1 = [10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70] L2 = [10, 30, 50, 80, 90], then the output will be [10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90] Algorithm To solve this, we will follow these steps − Define a function solve(). This ...

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Program to convert linked list to zig-zag binary tree in Python

Arnab Chakraborty
Arnab Chakraborty
Updated on 25-Mar-2026 283 Views

When we have a singly linked list, we can convert it to a binary tree using a specific zig-zag pattern. The conversion follows these rules: The head of the linked list becomes the root of the tree Each subsequent node becomes the left child if its value is less than the parent, otherwise it becomes the right child So, if the input is like [2, 1, 3, 4, 0, 5], then the output will be: 2 ...

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Program to arrange linked list nodes based on the value k in Python

Arnab Chakraborty
Arnab Chakraborty
Updated on 25-Mar-2026 198 Views

Suppose we have a singly linked list and a value k. We need to rearrange the nodes so that all nodes with values less than k come first, followed by nodes equal to k, and finally nodes greater than k. The relative ordering within each group must be preserved. For example, if we have a linked list [4, 3, 6, 6, 6, 10, 8] and k = 6, the output will be [4, 3, 6, 6, 6, 10, 8]. Algorithm To solve this problem, we will follow these steps − Create three ...

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