243-Shortest-Word-Distance
Sat 17 May 2025
https://leetcode.com/problems/shortest-word-distance
import pyutil as pyu
pyu.get_local_pyinfo()
print(pyu.ps2("python-dotenv"))
from typing import List
class Solution:
def shortestDistance(self, wordsDict: List[str], word1: str, word2: str) -> int:
ans = len(wordsDict)
index1 = -1 # wordsDict[index1] == word1
index2 = -1 # wordsDict[index2] == word2
for i, word in enumerate(wordsDict):
if word == word1:
index1 = i
if index2 != -1:
ans = min(ans, index1 - index2)
if word == word2:
index2 = i
if index1 != -1:
ans = min(ans, index2 - index1)
return ans
new Solution().shortestDistance()
Score: 5
Category: leetcode