from __future__ import print_function # Time: O(n) # Space: O(1) # Given a set of non-overlapping intervals, insert a new interval into the # intervals (merge if necessary). # You may assume that the intervals were initially sorted according to their start times. # # Example 1: # Given intervals [1,3],[6,9], insert and merge [2,5] in as [1,5],[6,9]. # # Example 2: # Given [1,2],[3,5],[6,7],[8,10],[12,16], insert and merge [4,9] in as [1,2],[3,10],[12,16]. # # This is because the new interval [4,9] overlaps with [3,5],[6,7],[8,10]. # Definition for an interval. class Interval: def __init__(self, s=0, e=0): self.start = s self.end = e def __repr__(self): return "[{}, {}]".format(self.start, self.end) class Solution(object): def insert(self, intervals, newInterval): """ :type intervals: List[Interval] :type newInterval: Interval :rtype: List[Interval] """ result = [] i = 0 while i < len(intervals) and newInterval.start > intervals[i].end: result += intervals[i], i += 1 while i < len(intervals) and newInterval.end >= intervals[i].start: newInterval = Interval(min(newInterval.start, intervals[i].start), \ max(newInterval.end, intervals[i].end)) i += 1 result += newInterval, result += intervals[i:] return result if __name__ == "__main__": print(Solution().insert([Interval(1, 2), Interval(3, 5), Interval(6, 7), Interval(8, 10), Interval(12, 16)], Interval(4, 9)))