"This notebook was prepared by [Donne Martin](https://github.com/donnemartin). Source and license info is on [GitHub](https://github.com/donnemartin/interactive-coding-challenges)."
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"# Solution Notebook"
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"## Problem: Given an array, find the two indices that sum to a specific value.\n",
"\n",
"* [Constraints](#Constraints)\n",
"* [Test Cases](#Test-Cases)\n",
"* [Algorithm](#Algorithm)\n",
"* [Code](#Code)\n",
"* [Unit Test](#Unit-Test)"
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"## Constraints\n",
"\n",
"* Is there exactly one solution?\n",
" * Yes\n",
"* Is there always a solution?\n",
" * Yes\n",
"* Is the array an array of ints?\n",
" * Yes\n",
"* Is the array sorted?\n",
" No\n",
"* Are negative values possible?\n",
" * Yes\n",
"* Can we assume the inputs are valid?\n",
" * No\n",
"* Can we assume this fits memory?\n",
" * Yes"
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"## Test Cases\n",
"\n",
"* None input -> TypeError\n",
"* [] -> ValueError\n",
"* [1, 3, 2, -7, 5], 7 -> [2, 4]"
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"## Algorithm\n",
"\n",
"### Brute force\n",
"\n",
"* For i in range(len(input)):\n",
" * For j in range(i+1, len(input)):\n",
" * if i + j == target return True\n",
"* return False\n",
"\n",
"Complexity:\n",
"* Time: O(n^2)\n",
"* Space: O(1)\n",
"\n",
"### Optimized\n",
"\n",
"<pre>\n",
"* Loop through each num in nums\n",
" * Calculate the cache_target = target - num\n",
"\n",
"target = 7\n",
"index = 0 1 2 3 4\n",
"nums = [1, 3, 2, -7, 5]\n",
" ^\n",
"cache_target = 7 - 1 = 6\n",
"cache\n",
"6 -> 0\n",
"\n",
"1 not in cache\n",
"\n",
"index = 0 1 2 3 4\n",
"nums = [1, 3, 2, -7, 5]\n",
" ^\n",
"cache_target = 7 - 3 = 4\n",
"cache\n",
"6 -> 0\n",
"4 -> 1\n",
"\n",
"3 not in cache\n",
"\n",
"index = 0 1 2 3 4\n",
"nums = [1, 3, 2, -7, 5]\n",
" ^\n",
"cache_target = 7 - 2 = 5\n",
"cache\n",
"6 -> 0\n",
"4 -> 1\n",
"5 -> 2\n",
"\n",
"2 not in cache\n",
"\n",
"index = 0 1 2 3 4\n",
"nums = [1, 3, 2, -7, 5]\n",
" ^\n",
"cache_target = 7 + 7 = 14\n",
"cache\n",
"6 -> 0\n",
"4 -> 1\n",
"5 -> 2\n",
"14 -> 3\n",
"\n",
"-7 not in cache\n",
"\n",
"index = 0 1 2 3 4\n",
"nums = [1, 3, 2, -7, 5]\n",
" ^\n",
"cache_target = 7 - 5 = 2\n",
"cache\n",
"6 -> 0\n",
"4 -> 1\n",
"5 -> 2\n",
"14 -> 3\n",
"\n",
"5 in cache, success, output matching indices: cache[num] and current iteration index\n",