Reverse Nodes In K Group
Detailed guide and Python implementation for the 'Reverse Nodes In K Group' problem.
Problem Statement
Given the head of a linked list, reverse the nodes of the list k at a time, and return the modified list.
k is a positive integer and is less than or equal to the length of the linked list. If the number of nodes is not a multiple of k then left-out nodes, in the end, should remain as it is.
You may not alter the values in the list's nodes, only nodes themselves may be changed.
The linked list is represented as a Python list. Implement a function reverseKGroup(head: list, k: int) -> list.
- •The number of nodes in the list is n
- •1 <= k <= n <= 5000
- •0 <= Node.val <= 1000
Examples
[1,2,3,4,5], 2
[2,1,4,3,5]
Reverse in groups of 2: [1,2] becomes [2,1], [3,4] becomes [4,3], and [5] stays as is.
[1,2,3,4,5], 3
[3,2,1,4,5]
Reverse in groups of 3: [1,2,3] becomes [3,2,1], and [4,5] has fewer than 3 nodes so it stays.
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Edge Cases to Watch
- Empty input structures
- Single element inputs
- Large numerical bounds
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