53. Maximum Subarray

2019-04-29

53. Maximum Subarray

Given an integer array nums, find the contiguous subarray (containing at least one number) which has the largest sum and return its sum.

Example:

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Input: [-2,1,-3,4,-1,2,1,-5,4],
Output: 6
Explanation: [4,-1,2,1] has the largest sum = 6.

Follow up:

If you have figured out the O(_n_) solution, try coding another solution using the divide and conquer approach, which is more subtle.

Code:

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class Solution(object):
    def maxSubArray(self, nums):
        """
        :type nums: List[int]
        :rtype: int
        """
        if not nums:
            return 0

        curSum = maxSum = nums[0]
        for num in nums[1:]:
            curSum = max(num, curSum + num)
            maxSum = max(maxSum, curSum)

        return maxSum
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