LESSON 63 / 75·2 min readFoundation

Arrays and strings in Python

Should knowConcept lesson
01 Understand02 Recall03 Prepare

Problems to practice

  • Two Sum
  • Best Time to Buy and Sell Stock
  • Move Zeroes
  • Product of Array Except Self
  • Valid Palindrome
  • Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters
  • Group Anagrams

Example: two sum

Python
def two_sum(nums, target):
    seen = {}
    for i, num in enumerate(nums):
        needed = target - num
        if needed in seen:
            return [seen[needed], i]
        seen[num] = i
    return []

Time and space complexity

  • Time: O(n)
  • Space: O(n)

PAUSE & RECALL

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Arrays and strings in Python

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Common questions

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Adapted from 18_DSA_PYTHON.md · “2. Arrays and strings in Python”. Examples are study fragments; framework behavior can depend on your version.