The provided code defines a class `Solution` with a method...
August 27, 2025 at 05:04 PM
The provided code defines a class Solution
with a method findKthLargest
that utilizes the heapq
module to find the k-th largest element in a list of integers.
Code Explanation:
-
Imports
heapq
: Theheapq
library in Python provides heap queue functionality and is often used for efficient priority queue operations or for finding the largest or smallest elements in a collection. -
findKthLargest
Method:- The method takes two inputs:
nums
: A list of integers.k
: An integer indicating which largest element to find (e.g., the 2nd largest, 3rd largest, etc.).
- The method calls
heapq.nlargest(k, nums)
. This function returns thek
largest elements from thenums
list in descending order of size. - By accessing the last element of the result (via
[-1]
), the code extracts the k-th largest element fromnums
.
- The method takes two inputs:
-
Input/Output:
- Example Input:
nums = [3, 2, 1, 5, 6, 4]
,k = 2
. - Output: The second largest element in the list, which is
5
.
- Example Input:
Detailed Steps for the Example:
nums = [3, 2, 1, 5, 6, 4]
,k = 2
.heapq.nlargest(2, nums)
sorts the 2 largest elements in descending order, resulting in[6, 5]
.- Accessing the last element from
[6, 5]
with[-1]
gives5
.
Final Output:
- The program prints
5
.
Summary: This code finds and returns the k-th largest element in the input list using a heap-based approach for efficient computation.
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