Spiral matrix generation
Given a positive integer n, generate an n x n matrix filled with the integers 1 to n*n in clockwise spiral order starting from the top-left corner. Return the matrix. 1 <= n <= 20.
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spiral_generate(n: int) → list[list[int]]Examples
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[3]out[[1,2,3],[8,9,4],[7,6,5]]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.
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solution.py
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[3][[1,2,3],[8,9,4],[7,6,5]]not run yetsample