Create rotate_array.py

Author: MeloveGupta

Python/data_structures/rotate_array.py

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+from typing import List
+
+def rotate(nums: List[int], k: int) -> None:
+    """
+    Rotate `nums` to the right by `k` steps in-place.
+
+    This uses the three-reverse trick:
+      1. Reverse the whole array.
+      2. Reverse the first k elements.
+      3. Reverse the remaining n-k elements.
+
+    Time Complexity: O(n)
+    Space Complexity: O(1) (in-place)
+
+    Args:
+        nums: list of integers to rotate (modified in-place).
+        k: non-negative number of steps to rotate to the right.
+
+    Example:
+        >>> arr = [1,2,3,4,5,6,7]
+        >>> rotate(arr, 3)
+        >>> arr
+        [5,6,7,1,2,3,4]
+    """
+    n = len(nums)
+    if n == 0:
+        return
+
+    k %= n
+    if k == 0:
+        return
+
+    def _reverse(a: List[int], left: int, right: int) -> None:
+        """Reverse subarray a[left:right+1] in-place."""
+        while left < right:
+            a[left], a[right] = a[right], a[left]
+            left += 1
+            right -= 1
+
+    # reverse the entire array
+    _reverse(nums, 0, n - 1)
+    # reverse first k elements
+    _reverse(nums, 0, k - 1)
+    # reverse remaining elements
+    _reverse(nums, k, n - 1)
+
+
+# Optional: alternate simple solution that uses O(n) extra space (kept as reference)
+def rotate_with_extra_array(nums: List[int], k: int) -> None:
+    """
+    Rotate using an extra array (not in-place).
+
+    Time: O(n), Space: O(n)
+    """
+    n = len(nums)
+    if n == 0:
+        return
+
+    k %= n
+    if k == 0:
+        return
+
+    ans = [0] * n
+    for i in range(n):
+        ans[(i + k) % n] = nums[i]
+    for i in range(n):
+        nums[i] = ans[i]
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # quick manual demonstration
+    examples = [
+        ([1,2,3,4,5,6,7], 3, [5,6,7,1,2,3,4]),
+        ([-1,-100,3,99], 2, [3,99,-1,-100]),
+        ([1,2], 0, [1,2]),
+        ([1,2], 2, [1,2]),
+        ([], 5, []),
+    ]
+    for arr, k, expected in examples:
+        a = arr.copy()
+        rotate(a, k)
+        print(f"rotate({arr}, {k}) -> {a} (expected {expected})")