Sliding window and two pointers in Python
Problems to practice
- Longest Substring Without Repeating Characters
- Maximum Sum Subarray of Size K
- Minimum Window Substring
- Container With Most Water
- Valid Palindrome
Example: two pointers palindrome
def is_palindrome(s):
left, right = 0, len(s) - 1
while left < right:
if s[left] != s[right]:
return False
left += 1
right -= 1
return TrueCan you explain it without the notes?
Sliding window and two pointers in Python
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Practice this conceptAdapted from 18_DSA_PYTHON.md · “12. Sliding window and two pointers in Python”. Examples are study fragments; framework behavior can depend on your version.