Beautiful Array — LeetCode 932 Python Solution

The problem

An array nums of length n is beautiful if: nums is a permutation of the integers in the range [1, n]. For every 0 <= i < j < n, there is no index k with i < k < j where 2 * nums[k] == nums[i] + nums[j].

Example

Input

n = 4

Output

[2,1,4,3]

Python solution

class Solution:
    def beautifulArray(self, n: int) -> List[int]:
        if n == 1:
            return [1]
        left = self.beautifulArray((n + 1) >> 1)
        right = self.beautifulArray(n >> 1)
        left = [x * 2 - 1 for x in left]
        right = [x * 2 for x in right]
        return left + right

Complexity

Pattern: Math and Number Theory

Find the closed form, the invariant, or the modular identity — and skip the loop entirely. LeetCode 932. Beautiful Array is filed here on both counts: the reference solution below belongs to the algorithm family this hub collects, and LeetCode tags it Math.

The math and number theory guide has the Python template for the pattern and the 485 LeetCode problems that use it.

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