Code RoomClimbing stairs cost
EasyPrep Room Coding #1630

Climbing stairs cost

CodingAlgorithms & data structuresEntry–Mid~15 min

Each index has a cost to step on; you may start at index 0 or 1 and climb 1 or 2 steps at a time. Return the minimum cost to go past the last step.

Implement
min_cost_climbing(cost: list[int]) → int
Examples
in[[10,15,20]]out15
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
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