Last stone weight ii

class Solution:
    def lastStoneWeightII(self, stones: List[int]) -> int:
        target = sum(stones) // 2
        dp = [0] * (target + 1)
        for i in range(len(stones)):
            for j in range(target, stones[i] - 1, -1):
                dp[j] = max(dp[j], dp[j - stones[i]] + stones[i])
        return sum(stones) - dp[target] * 2

Last Stone Weight II

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You are given an array of integers stones where stones[i] is the weight of the ith stone.

We are playing a game with the stones. On each turn, we choose any two stones and smash them together. Suppose the stones have weights x and y with x <= y. The result of this smash is:

• If x == y, both stones are destroyed, and
• If x != y, the stone of weight x is destroyed, and the stone of weight y has new weight y - x.

At the end of the game, there is at most one stone left.

Return the smallest possible weight of the left stone. If there are no stones left, return 0.

 

Example 1:

Input: stones = [2,7,4,1,8,1]
Output: 1
Explanation:
We can combine 2 and 4 to get 2, so the array converts to [2,7,1,8,1] then,
we can combine 7 and 8 to get 1, so the array converts to [2,1,1,1] then,
we can combine 2 and 1 to get 1, so the array converts to [1,1,1] then,
we can combine 1 and 1 to get 0, so the array converts to [1], then that's the optimal value.

Example 2:

Input: stones = [31,26,33,21,40]
Output: 5

 

Constraints:

• 1 <= stones.length <= 30
• 1 <= stones[i] <= 100