Medium
Wiggle Sort — Python
Full explanation · Time O(n) · Space O(1)
# Time: O(n)
# Space: O(1)
class Solution(object):
def wiggleSort(self, nums):
"""
:type nums: List[int]
:rtype: void Do not return anything, modify nums in-place instead.
"""
for i in xrange(1, len(nums)):
if ((i % 2) and nums[i - 1] > nums[i]) or \
(not (i % 2) and nums[i - 1] < nums[i]):
# Swap unordered elements.
nums[i - 1], nums[i] = nums[i], nums[i - 1]
# time: O(nlogn)
# space: O(n)
class Solution2(object):
def wiggleSort(self, nums):
"""
:type nums: List[int]
:rtype: void Do not return anything, modify nums in-place instead.
"""
nums.sort()
med = (len(nums) - 1) // 2
nums[::2], nums[1::2] = nums[med::-1], nums[:med:-1]