From 567f57921cae0f054d3614b6f1c7b1758aeafcd9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kattuvila Milkiyas <melvinkattuvilamilk@csus.edu>
Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2025 16:54:51 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] 2 pointers-1 completed

---
 3-sum.py                     | 51 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 container-with-most-water.py | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 sort-colors.py               | 26 ++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 116 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 3-sum.py
 create mode 100644 container-with-most-water.py
 create mode 100644 sort-colors.py

diff --git a/3-sum.py b/3-sum.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1bccf621
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3-sum.py
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+Run a loop through nums for each element with index i. Take l=i+1 and r=n-1. 
+Check the sum of the element with the element at r and l indecies. If the summation
+ is 0 increment the left pointer till a uniqure element is met and decrement the right
+  pointer. If the summation is less than 0, increse the left pointer till a unique
+   element is met. If the sum is greater than 0 decrese the right pointer
+
+Time complexity: O(n2)
+Space complexity: O(1)
+
+class Solution(object):
+
+    def threeSum(self, nums):
+        """
+        :type nums: List[int]
+        :rtype: List[List[int]]
+        """
+        n=len(nums)
+        r=n-1
+        l=0
+        arr=[]
+        nums.sort()
+        for ind, i in enumerate(nums):
+            if ind-1>=0 and i==nums[ind-1]:
+                continue
+        
+            l=ind+1
+            r=n-1
+            while l<r:
+                if l-1>ind and nums[l]==nums[l-1]:
+                    l+=1
+                    continue
+                s= i+ nums[r]+nums[l]
+                if s==0:
+                    arr.append([i,nums[l],nums[r]])
+                    l+=1
+                    r-=1
+
+                elif s<0:
+                    l+=1
+                else:
+                    r-=1
+
+        return arr
+
+
+
+
+    
+
+
+        
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diff --git a/container-with-most-water.py b/container-with-most-water.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fe679593
--- /dev/null
+++ b/container-with-most-water.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# Take two pointers l=0 r=n-1. initialize max volume with 0
+# while l<r loop through the array take the diffrence between the indices and 
+# multiply it to the shorteer height. Compare the vol with the previous max vol,
+#  if the current vol is greater, assign this val to max vol
+
+
+class Solution(object):
+    def maxArea(self, height):
+        """
+        :type height: List[int]
+        :rtype: int
+        """
+        n=len(height)
+        r=n-1
+        l=0
+        mvol=0
+
+        while l<r:
+            v=(r-l)*min(height[l],height[r])
+            # print(v)
+            mvol=max(mvol,v)
+            if height[l]>height[r]:
+                r-=1
+            else:
+                l+=1
+        return mvol
+            
+
+
+
+        
+            
+            
+
+
+
+
+
+        
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diff --git a/sort-colors.py b/sort-colors.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d337874f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sort-colors.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+
+# Initialize an annray arr of length(nums) with 0 . Loop through nums, for each element
+#  x in nums, increment the acount of arr[x]. Iterate arr and replace nums[i] with the 
+#  elemts in arr with their correspnding no. of times.
+
+# Time compleity: O(n)
+# Space complexity O(1)
+
+class Solution(object):
+    def sortColors(self, nums):
+        """
+        :type nums: List[int]
+        :rtype: None Do not return anything, modify nums in-place instead.
+        """
+        arr=[0, 0, 0]
+        for i in nums:
+            arr[i]=arr[i]+1
+        print(arr)
+        j=0
+        for ind, i in enumerate(arr):
+            n=j
+            while j<n+i:
+                nums[j]=ind
+                j+=1
+        return nums
+        
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