Maximum Product Subarray
Detailed guide and Python implementation for the 'Maximum Product Subarray' problem.
Problem Statement
Given an integer array nums, find a contiguous non-empty subarray within the array that has the largest product, and return the product.
The test cases are generated so that the answer will fit in a 32-bit integer.
Write a function maxProduct(nums: List[int]) -> int.
- •1 <= len(nums) <= 2 * 10^4
- •-10 <= nums[i] <= 10
- •The product of any prefix or suffix of nums fits in a 32-bit integer
Examples
nums = [2,3,-2,4]
6
[2,3] has the largest product 6.
nums = [-2,0,-1]
0
The result cannot be larger than 0 because of the negative numbers separated by 0.
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Edge Cases to Watch
- Empty input structures
- Single element inputs
- Large numerical bounds
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