157-Read-N-Characters-Given-Read4
Sat 17 May 2025
https://leetcode.com/problems/read-n-characters-given-read4
import pyutil as pyu
pyu.get_local_pyinfo()
print(pyu.ps2("python-dotenv"))
from typing import List
"""
The read4 API is already defined for you.
def read4(buf4: List[chr]) -> int:
# Below is an example of how the read4 API can be called.
file = File("abcdefghijk") # File is "abcdefghijk", initially file pointer (fp) points to 'a'
buf4 = [' '] * 4 # Create buffer with enough space to store characters
read4(buf4) # Read4 returns 4. Now buf = ['a','b','c','d'], fp points to 'e'
read4(buf4) # Read4 returns 4. Now buf = ['e','f','g','h'], fp points to 'i'
read4(buf4) # Read4 returns 3. Now buf = ['i','j','k',...], fp points to end of file
"""
class Solution:
def read(self, buf: List[str], n: int) -> int:
buf4 = [' '] * 4
i4 = 0 # buf4's index
n4 = 0 # buf4's size
i = 0 # buf's index
while i < n:
if i4 == n4: # All characters in buf4 are consumed
i4 = 0 # Reset buf4's index
n4 = read4(buf4) # Read 4 (or less) chars from file to buf4
if n4 == 0: # Reach the EOF
return i
buf[i] = buf4[i4]
i += 1
i4 += 1
return i
new Solution().read()
Score: 5
Category: leetcode