Merge Intervals
Detailed guide and Python implementation for the 'Merge Intervals' problem.
Problem Statement
Given an array of intervals where intervals[i] = [starti, endi], merge all overlapping intervals, and return an array of the non-overlapping intervals that cover all the intervals in the input.
Write a function merge(intervals: List[List[int]]) -> List[List[int]].
- •1 <= len(intervals) <= 10^4
- •intervals[i].length == 2
- •0 <= starti <= endi <= 10^4
Examples
intervals = [[1,3],[2,6],[8,10],[15,18]]
[[1,6],[8,10],[15,18]]
Intervals [1,3] and [2,6] overlap, merge to [1,6].
intervals = [[1,4],[4,5]]
[[1,5]]
[1,4] and [4,5] overlap.
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Edge Cases to Watch
- Empty input structures
- Single element inputs
- Large numerical bounds
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