Medium
Minimum Limit of Balls in a Bag — Python
Full explanation · Time O(nlogm) · Space O(1)
# Time: O(nlogm), m is the max of nums
# Space: O(1)
class Solution(object):
def minimumSize(self, nums, maxOperations):
"""
:type nums: List[int]
:type maxOperations: int
:rtype: int
"""
def check(nums, maxOperations, x):
return sum((num+x-1)//x-1 for num in nums) <= maxOperations
left, right = 1, max(nums)
while left <= right:
mid = left + (right-left)//2
if check(nums, maxOperations, mid):
right = mid-1
else:
left = mid+1
return left