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456. 132 Pattern

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Description

Given an array of n integers nums, a 132 pattern is a subsequence of three integers nums[i], nums[j] and nums[k] such that i < j < k and nums[i] < nums[k] < nums[j].

Return true if there is a 132 pattern in nums, otherwise, return false.

 

Example 1:

Input: nums = [1,2,3,4]
Output: false
Explanation: There is no 132 pattern in the sequence.

Example 2:

Input: nums = [3,1,4,2]
Output: true
Explanation: There is a 132 pattern in the sequence: [1, 4, 2].

Example 3:

Input: nums = [-1,3,2,0]
Output: true
Explanation: There are three 132 patterns in the sequence: [-1, 3, 2], [-1, 3, 0] and [-1, 2, 0].

 

Constraints:

  • n == nums.length
  • 1 <= n <= 2 * 105
  • -109 <= nums[i] <= 109

Solution

132-pattern.py
class Solution:
    def find132pattern(self, nums: List[int]) -> bool:
        stack, mid = [], float("-inf")

        for num in nums[::-1]:
            if num < mid: return True
            else:
                while stack and num > stack[-1]:
                    mid = stack.pop()

            stack.append(num)

        return False