Search in Rotated Sorted Array — LeetCode 33 Python Solution

The problem

There is an integer array nums sorted in ascending order (with distinct values). Prior to being passed to your function, nums is possibly left rotated at an unknown index k (1 <= k < nums.length) such that the resulting array is [nums[k], nums[k+1], ..., nums[n-1], nums[0], nums[1], ..., nums[k-1]] (0-indexed).

Example

Input

nums = [4,5,6,7,0,1,2], target = 0

Output

4

Python solution

class Solution:
    def search(self, nums: List[int], target: int) -> int:
        n = len(nums)
        left, right = 0, n - 1
        while left < right:
            mid = (left + right) >> 1
            if nums[0] <= nums[mid]:
                if nums[0] <= target <= nums[mid]:
                    right = mid
                else:
                    left = mid + 1
            else:
                if nums[mid] < target <= nums[n - 1]:
                    left = mid + 1
                else:
                    right = mid
        return left if nums[left] == target else -1

Complexity

Pattern: Monotonic Stack

Answer "what is the next greater element" for every position in one pass. LeetCode 33. Search in Rotated Sorted Array is filed here because the reference solution below belongs to the algorithm family this hub collects, even though its LeetCode tags point elsewhere.

The monotonic stack guide has the Python template for the pattern and the 225 LeetCode problems that use it.

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