Question
A latency log records one completed request per line as "<path> <latency_ms>", for example "/checkout 340", with latency as a non-negative integer. Given at least one line, return the path of the slowest request. If several requests share the maximum latency, return the path of the one that was logged earliest. The same path may appear on many lines; each line counts as its own request.
slowest_request(lines: list[str]) → str[["/home 120","/checkout 340","/api/items 340"]]out"/checkout"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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