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1523. Count Odd Numbers in an Interval Range

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Description

Given two non-negative integers low and high. Return the count of odd numbers between low and high (inclusive).

 

Example 1:

Input: low = 3, high = 7
Output: 3
Explanation: The odd numbers between 3 and 7 are [3,5,7].

Example 2:

Input: low = 8, high = 10
Output: 1
Explanation: The odd numbers between 8 and 10 are [9].

 

Constraints:

  • 0 <= low <= high <= 10^9

Solution

count-odd-numbers-in-an-interval-range.py
class Solution:
    def countOdds(self, low: int, high: int) -> int:
        return (high - low) // 2 + int(low & 1 or high & 1)