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Challenge: Reverse First k Elements of Queue

Understand how to reverse the first k elements of a queue with constraints such as empty queues or invalid k values. This lesson guides you through the problem statement and implementation considerations, helping you prepare for coding challenges involving queue manipulation in Python.

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Statement

Given a queue and a number k, reverse the order of the first k elements in queue. If k is less than 00, if k exceeds queue size, or if queue is empty, return NULL. Otherwise, return the modified queue.

Constraints:

  • 00 \leq queue.length 103\leq 10^{3}
  • 10310^{-3} \leq queue[i] 103\leq 10^{3}
  • 10310^{-3} \leq k 103\leq 10^{3}

Examples

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Try it yourself

Implement your solution in the following coding playground.

Python
usercode > solution.py
from Queue import MyQueue
from Stack import MyStack
def reverse_k_elements(queue, k):
# Replace this placeholder return statement with your code
return []
Reverse First k Elements of Queue