Maximum of Minimum Values in All Subarrays — LeetCode 1950 Python Solution

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Problem
#1950
Pattern
Stack
Reading time
5 min

The problem

You are given an integer array nums of size n. You are asked to solve n queries for each integer i in the range 0 <= i < n.

Example

Input
nums = [0,1,2,4]
Output
[4,2,1,0]
Explanation
i=0:

Python solution

Python
class Solution:
    def findMaximums(self, nums: List[int]) -> List[int]:
        n = len(nums)
        left = [-1] * n
        right = [n] * n
        stk = []
        for i, x in enumerate(nums):
            while stk and nums[stk[-1]] >= x:
                stk.pop()
            if stk:
                left[i] = stk[-1]
            stk.append(i)
        stk = []
        for i in range(n - 1, -1, -1):
            while stk and nums[stk[-1]] >= nums[i]:
                stk.pop()
            if stk:
                right[i] = stk[-1]
            stk.append(i)
        ans = [0] * n
        for i in range(n):
            m = right[i] - left[i] - 1
            ans[m - 1] = max(ans[m - 1], nums[i])
        for i in range(n - 2, -1, -1):
            ans[i] = max(ans[i], ans[i + 1])
        return ans

Complexity

MeasureComplexity
TimeO(n)
SpaceO(n) auxiliary

Pattern: Stack

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