Leetcode 1081 Solution

This article provides solution to leetcode question 1081 (video-stitching)
Categories:
Tags:
Access this page by simply typing in "lcs 1081" in your browser address bar if you have bunnylol configured.

https://leetcode.com/problems/video-stitching

Solution

class Solution:
    def videoStitching(self, clips: List[List[int]], T: int) -> int:
        clips.sort()



        end = 0
        l = 0
        ans = 0



        while end < T and l < len(clips):
            r = l
            next_end = -1
            while r < len(clips) and clips[r][0] <= end:
                next_end = max(clips[r][1], next_end)
                r += 1



            if next_end == -1:
                return -1



            end = next_end
            l = r
            ans += 1



        return ans if end >= T else -1