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Card Flipping Game — Python
Full explanation · Time O(n) · Space O(n)
# Time: O(n)
# Space: O(n)
import itertools
class Solution(object):
def flipgame(self, fronts, backs):
"""
:type fronts: List[int]
:type backs: List[int]
:rtype: int
"""
same = {n for i, n in enumerate(fronts) if n == backs[i]}
result = float("inf")
for n in itertools.chain(fronts, backs):
if n not in same:
result = min(result, n)
return result if result < float("inf") else 0