LeetCode 862, Hard. Topics: Array, Binary Search, Queue, Sliding Window, Heap (Priority Queue), Prefix Sum, Monotonic Queue. View on LeetCode.
Generate this problem as a practice environment: tested reference solution, 16 parametrized pytest cases, and a playground notebook:
Problem
Given an integer array <code>nums</code> and an integer <code>k</code>, return <em>the length of the shortest non-empty <strong>subarray</strong> of </em><code>nums</code><em> with a sum of at least </em><code>k</code>. If there is no such <strong>subarray</strong>, return <code>-1</code>.</p>
<p>A <strong>subarray</strong> is a <strong>contiguous</strong> part of an array.
Examples
Constraints
- 1 <= nums.length <= 10^5
- -10^5 <= nums[i] <= 10^5
- 1 <= k <= 10^9
Solution
Reference implementation from solution.py on GitHub, full suite in test_solution.py:
Complexity
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