Search insert position
October 7, 2022
binary-searchProblem URL: Search insert position
This one is the classic binary search problem. We will strat looking for the target, if we find the target then we insert on that position. If we don't find the target, then we insert at the last low pointer position, beacuse that is the place it is most suitable.
class Solution:
def searchInsert(self, nums: List[int], target: int) -> int:
low, high = 0, len(nums)-1
while low <= high:
mid = (low + high) // 2
if target == nums[mid]:
return mid
if target > nums[mid]:
low = mid + 1
else:
high = mid-1
return low
Time Complexity: O(log(n))
Space Complexity: O(n)