Code reviewHardcr-g083

Subject Inefficient data structureLevel Senior–Staff~30 minCommon in Algorithms & data structures interviewsIndustries Software development

Question

Review this Python scheduler loop.

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1def run_tasks(tasks):2    # tasks: list of (priority, job); lower priority runs first3    results = []4    while tasks:5        tasks.sort(key=lambda t: t[0])      # find next task6        priority, job = tasks.pop(0)7        results.append(execute(job))8        tasks.extend(spawn_children(job))   # jobs can enqueue more jobs9    return results

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