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On line 19 of Python solution, why is it overriding smallest_difference if the n...
hj3yoo
Feb 21, 2022
On line 19 of Python solution, why is it overriding smallest_difference if the new target_diff is BIGGER rather than smaller than the existing value?
If the target_sum = 2, smallest_difference = 1, target_diff = 3, shouldn't smallest_difference continue to be 1? The problem statement mentions to return the smallest sum for tie-breaker.
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Daniel 3 years ago
The check of target_diff > smallest_difference only occurs when abs(target_diff) == abs(smallest_difference), aka only when there is a tie. When there is a tie, we want to pick the smaller sum. The smaller sum is the triplet with the bigger target_diff (since the bigger...
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