575 - Distribute Candies

Details

Key	Value
Link	https://leetcode.com/problems/distribute-candies/
Language	Python 3
Runtime	829 ms, faster than 91.21% of Python3 online submissions for Distribute Candies
Memory Usage	16.2 MB, less than 69.49% of Python3 online submissions for Distribute Candies
Datastructures	List[int]
Algorithms	Reverse string

Procedure

1. TBD...

Code

class Solution:
    def distributeCandies(self, candies: List[int]) -> int:
        candies_to_eat = len(candies) / 2
        candy_types = len( set(candies) )
        return int( min(candies_to_eat, candy_types) )