LeetCode 1, Easy. Topics: Array, Hash Table. View on LeetCode.
Generate this problem as a practice environment: tested reference solution, 15 parametrized pytest cases, and a playground notebook:
Problem
Given an array of integers nums and an integer target, return indices of the two numbers such that they add up to target.
You may assume that each input would have exactly one solution, and you may not use the same element twice.
You can return the answer in any order.
Examples
Explanation: Because nums[0] + nums[1] == 9, we return [0, 1].
Constraints
- 2 <= nums.length <= 10^4
- -10^9 <= nums[i] <= 10^9
- -10^9 <= target <= 10^9
- Only one valid answer exists.
Follow-up: Can you come up with an algorithm that is less than O(n^2) time complexity?
Solution
Reference implementation from solution.py on GitHub, full suite in test_solution.py:
Complexity
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