Find All Numbers Disappeared in an Array — LeetCode 448 Python Solution

EasyArrayHash Table
Problem
#448
Pattern
Hash Map
Reading time
2 min

The problem

Given an array nums of n integers where nums[i] is in the range [1, n], return an array of all the integers in the range [1, n] that do not appear in nums.

Example

Input
nums = [4,3,2,7,8,2,3,1]
Output
[5,6]

Python solution

Python
class Solution:
    def findDisappearedNumbers(self, nums: List[int]) -> List[int]:
        s = set(nums)
        return [x for x in range(1, len(nums) + 1) if x not in s]

Complexity

MeasureComplexity
TimeO(n)
SpaceO(n) auxiliary

Pattern: Hash Map

Trade memory for time: remember what you have seen so the second pass never happens. LeetCode 448. Find All Numbers Disappeared in an Array is filed here on both counts: the reference solution below belongs to the algorithm family this hub collects, and LeetCode tags it Hash Table.

The hash map guide has the Python template for the pattern and the 709 LeetCode problems that use it.

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LeetCode 448. Find All Numbers Disappeared in an Array is rated Easy on LeetCode.
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The Python solution on this page runs in O(n).
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The Python solution on this page uses O(n) auxiliary space.
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LeetCode 448. Find All Numbers Disappeared in an Array is tagged Array and Hash Table on LeetCode.

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