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			67 lines
		
	
	
	
		
			1.8 KiB
		
	
	
	
		
			Python
		
	
	
	
	
	
| # Write a function that accepts an array of integers and returns the indices for
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| # the starting and ending integers that, if their elements were sorted, the
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| # entire array would be sorted.
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| 
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| ################################################################################
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| # First Attempt
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| ################################################################################
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| 
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| def unsorted_substring(xs):
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|     ys = xs[:]; ys.sort()
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|     m = 0
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|     while xs[m] == ys[m]:
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|         m += 1
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|         if m >= len(xs):
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|             return -1, -1
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|     n = len(xs) - 1
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|     while xs[n] == ys[n]:
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|         n -= 1
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|     return m, n
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| 
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| ################################################################################
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| # Second Attempt
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| ################################################################################
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| 
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| def unsorted_substring_2(xs):
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|     beg = 1
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|     while xs[beg - 1] <= xs[beg]:
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|         beg += 1
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|         if beg >= len(xs):
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|             return -1, -1
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|     end = len(xs) - 2
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|     while xs[end + 1] >= xs[end]:
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|         end -= 1
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| 
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|     min_mid = xs[beg]
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|     max_mid = xs[beg]
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|     i = beg + 1
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|     while i <= end:
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|         min_mid = min(min_mid, xs[i])
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|         max_mid = max(max_mid, xs[i])
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|         i += 1
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| 
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|     # beg -= 1 until max(lhs) <= min(mid)
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|     while beg - 1 >= 0 and xs[beg - 1] >= min_mid:
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|         beg -= 1
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| 
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|     # end += 1 while max(mid) <= min(rhs)
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|     while end + 1 < len(xs) and max_mid >= xs[end + 1]:
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|         end += 1
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|     return beg, end
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| 
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| ################################################################################
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| # Tests
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| ################################################################################
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| 
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| xs = [
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|     [1,2,4,7,10,11,7,12,6,7,16,18,19],
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|     [1,2,3,4],
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|     [4,3,2,1],
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|     [1,3,2,4],
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|     [2,1,3,4],
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| ]
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| 
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| for x in xs:
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|     print("Testing: {}".format(x))
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|     print("1) {}".format(unsorted_substring(x)))
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|     print("2) {}".format(unsorted_substring_2(x)))
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