Python/bit_manipulation/missing_number.py
Abílio Azevedo 2531f8e221
test: adding more tests to missing number algorithm (#10394)
* test: adding more tests to missing number algorithm

* Update missing_number.py

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Co-authored-by: Christian Clauss <cclauss@me.com>
2023-10-29 22:43:32 +01:00

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def find_missing_number(nums: list[int]) -> int:
"""
Finds the missing number in a list of consecutive integers.
Args:
nums: A list of integers.
Returns:
The missing number.
Example:
>>> find_missing_number([0, 1, 3, 4])
2
>>> find_missing_number([4, 3, 1, 0])
2
>>> find_missing_number([-4, -3, -1, 0])
-2
>>> find_missing_number([-2, 2, 1, 3, 0])
-1
>>> find_missing_number([1, 3, 4, 5, 6])
2
>>> find_missing_number([6, 5, 4, 2, 1])
3
>>> find_missing_number([6, 1, 5, 3, 4])
2
"""
low = min(nums)
high = max(nums)
missing_number = high
for i in range(low, high):
missing_number ^= i ^ nums[i - low]
return missing_number
if __name__ == "__main__":
import doctest
doctest.testmod()