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CodingHardcod-g096
Subject Linked listsLevel Senior–Staff~35 minCommon in Algorithms & data structures interviewsIndustries Software development

Question

Given a singly linked list encoded as a Python list of integers and an integer k, reverse the nodes of the list k at a time and return the resulting sequence as a Python list. Nodes in a final group with fewer than k elements are left as-is (not reversed). k is between 1 and the length of the list; the list has up to 5000 nodes.

Implement
reverse_k_group(values: list[int], k: int) → list[int]
Examples
in[[1,2,3,4,5],2]out[2,1,4,3,5]
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.

Vibe coding: describe the solution in plain language (or narrate it) and the coach grades your approach. Generating runnable code from your description is coming next.

Run or narrate your approach, then ask the coach.