Project Employees III — LeetCode 1077 Python Solution

MediumLeetCode PremiumDatabase
Problem
#1077
Reading time
4 min

Table schema

SQL
Table: Project +-------------+---------+ | Column Name | Type | +-------------+---------+ | project_id | int | | employee_id | int | +-------------+---------+ (project_id, employee_id) is the primary key (combination of columns with unique values) of this table. employee_id is a foreign key (reference column) to Employee table.

Example

SQL
+-------------+---------+
| Column Name | Type    |
+-------------+---------+
| project_id  | int     |
| employee_id | int     |
+-------------+---------+
(project_id, employee_id) is the primary key (combination of columns with unique values) of this table.
employee_id is a foreign key (reference column) to Employee table.
Each row of this table indicates that the employee with employee_id is working on the project with project_id.

Python solution

Python
import duckdb
import pandas as pd

def solution(project: pd.DataFrame, employee: pd.DataFrame) -> pd.DataFrame:
    con = duckdb.connect()
    con.register("Project", project)
    con.register("Employee", employee)
    return con.execute("""WITH
    T AS (
        SELECT
            *,
            RANK() OVER (
                PARTITION BY project_id
                ORDER BY experience_years DESC
            ) AS rk
        FROM
            Project
            JOIN Employee USING (employee_id)
    )
SELECT project_id, employee_id
FROM T
WHERE rk = 1;""").df()

Complexity

MeasureComplexity
TimeO(n log n) (typical)
SpaceO(n) auxiliary

Related problems

Frequently asked questions

How hard is LeetCode 1077. Project Employees III?
LeetCode 1077. Project Employees III is rated Medium on LeetCode.
What topics does LeetCode 1077. Project Employees III cover?
LeetCode 1077. Project Employees III is tagged Database on LeetCode.
Is LeetCode 1077. Project Employees III a premium problem?
Yes. LeetCode 1077. Project Employees III is a LeetCode Premium problem, so the full statement and test cases require a paid LeetCode subscription.

Stuck on problems like this in a live interview?

Stealth Interview is a desktop app for macOS and Windows. It reads the problem off your screen and returns a working solution with a step-by-step explanation and its time and space complexity — invisible to screen sharing.

Get Stealth Interview