CodingMediumcod-g905

Subject Dp optimizationLevel Mid–Senior~25 minCommon in Algorithms & data structures interviewsIndustries Software development

Question

Houses with non-negative values are arranged in a circle given by 'nums' (the first and last houses are adjacent). Choose a subset of houses with maximum total value such that no two adjacent houses are chosen. Return the maximum total value. 1 <= len(nums) <= 10^5, 0 <= nums[i] <= 10^4.

Implement

rob_circular(nums: list[int]) → int

Examples

in[[2,3,2]]out3

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.

Learn the concepts

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.