Reverse List in Place with Python

🧠 Reverse a list | Python Problem Statement Given a list of n elements, reverse the list in place. 📌 Examples Input: n=5   myList = [20,1,10,5,59] Output: [59,5,10,1,20] 🔍 Approach Brute Force Approach 1. Traverse the list and store elements in a temporary list in reverse order 2. Copy the temporary list back to the original list ⏱️ Complexity Analysis Time Complexity: O(n) Space Complexity: O(n) ⚠️ This approach is easy to understand but uses extra space. Optimized Approach (Two-Pointer Technique) 1. Initialize two pointers: left = 0 and right = n − 1 2. Swap elements at left and right 3. Increment left and decrement right 4. Repeat until left < right ⏱️ Complexity Analysis Time Complexity: O(n) Space Complexity: O(1) 🧪 Python Code def reverse(self, arr: list, n: int) -> None: left = 0 right = n-1 while left < right: arr[left], arr[right] = arr[right], arr[left] left += 1 right -= 1     🧩 Edge Cases (Interview Tip) Empty list → no change Single-element list → already reversed List with duplicate elements → handled naturally #Python #DSA #CodingInterview #InterviewPreparation #CollegeStudents #CampusPlacements #LearningInPublic

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