Equilibrium Index in Array
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"""
Find the Equilibrium Index of an Array.
Reference:
https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/equilibrium-index-of-an-array
Python doctest can be run with:
python -m doctest -v equilibrium_index_in_array.py
Given an array arr of size n, return an equilibrium index
if one exists; otherwise return -1.
An equilibrium index is an index where the sum of all
elements to the left equals the sum of all elements
to the right.
"""
def equilibrium_index(arr: list[int]) -> int:
"""
Find the first equilibrium index of an array.
Args:
arr: The input array of integers.
Returns:
The first equilibrium index, or -1 if none exists.
Examples:
>>> equilibrium_index([])
-1
>>> equilibrium_index([5])
0
>>> equilibrium_index([-7, 1, 5, 2, -4, 3, 0])
3
>>> equilibrium_index([2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 3])
-1
>>> equilibrium_index([1, 2, 3, 4, 5])
-1
>>> equilibrium_index([1, 1, 1, 1, 1])
2
>>> equilibrium_index([0, 0, 0])
0
>>> equilibrium_index([-1, -1, -1])
1
>>> equilibrium_index([1, -1, 0])
2
Time Complexity:
O(n), where n is the length of the array.
Space Complexity:
O(1), using only constant extra space.
"""
total_sum = sum(arr)
left_sum = 0
for i, value in enumerate(arr):
total_sum -= value
if left_sum == total_sum:
return i
left_sum += value
return -1
if __name__ == "__main__":
import doctest
doctest.testmod()