Code RoomLongest k-distinct subarray
MediumPrep Room Coding #130

Longest k-distinct subarray

CodingAlgorithms & data structuresMid–Senior~25 min

Given an integer array a and an integer k, return the length of the longest contiguous subarray that contains at most k distinct values. If k <= 0 or the array is empty, return 0.

Implement
longest_at_most_k_distinct(a: list[int], k: int) → int
Examples
in[[1,2,1,2,3],2]out4
What a strong answer looks like

State your approach and its time/space complexity out loud before you optimize. Handle the edge cases (empty input, duplicates, overflow), and say why you chose this over the brute force. Green tests are the floor, not the grade.

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InputExpectedGot
[[1,2,1,2,3],2]4not run yetsample