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Directed Graph Cycle Detection
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Directed Graph Cycle Detection

MediumPython

Problem

Given a directed graph with n nodes labeled 0 to n - 1, determine whether the graph contains at least one cycle.

Implement a function that returns True if the graph has a cycle, otherwise return False.

Formal Specification

  • Input:
    • n, an integer representing the number of nodes.
    • edges, a list of directed edges, where each edge is a pair [u, v] meaning there is an edge from u to v.
  • Output:
    • Return a boolean value indicating whether the directed graph contains a cycle.

Constraints

  • 1 <= n <= 10^5
  • 0 <= len(edges) <= 2 * 10^5
  • 0 <= u, v < n
  • The graph may contain self-loops and parallel edges

Function Signature

def has_cycle(n, edges):
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