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Leetcode 19: Remove Nth Node From End of List - python
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def removeNthFromEnd(head,n): | |
# O(2n) || O(1) | |
count = 0 | |
cur = head | |
while cur: | |
count += 1 | |
cur = cur.next | |
m = count - n | |
if m == 0: | |
# when m is 0, need to remove the head by making the next node head | |
return head.next | |
cur = head | |
count = 1 | |
while cur: | |
if count == m: | |
# when cur node is the node before n (count == m), remove the nth node | |
cur.next = cur.next.next | |
break | |
count += 1 | |
cur = cur.next | |
return head | |
# fast and slow pointers : O(n) || O(1) | |
fast = slow = head | |
for _ in range(n): | |
fast = fast.next | |
if not fast: | |
return head.next | |
while fast.next: | |
fast, slow = fast.next, slow.next | |
slow.next = slow.next.next | |
return head |
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