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Array or String Optimization With Edge Cases
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Array or String Optimization With Edge Cases

MediumPython

Problem

Write a function to solve an array or string optimization problem, demonstrating clean handling of edge cases and computational complexity.

Implement def max_absolute_product(nums): to return the largest absolute value of the product of any non-empty contiguous subarray. The input is a non-empty list of integers, and the output is a non-negative integer. Account for zeros, negative values, single-element arrays, and products that exceed the value of any individual element.

Constraints

  • 1 <= nums.length <= 10^4
  • -10^9 <= nums[i] <= 10^9
  • The input contains at least one element
  • The result fits within Python's integer representation

Function Signature

def max_absolute_product(nums):
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