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Driver Delivery Cost Problem
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Driver Delivery Cost Problem

MediumPython

Problem

Driver Delivery question.

Implement min_drivers(deliveries). Each delivery is represented as [start, end], where the driver is occupied during the half-open interval [start, end). Return the minimum number of drivers needed to handle all deliveries. A driver becomes available when one delivery ends, so deliveries sharing only an endpoint do not overlap.

Input is a list of integer interval pairs. Return an integer. Assume every interval has start < end.

Constraints

  • 0 <= deliveries.length <= 1000
  • Each delivery has exactly two integers, [start, end]
  • start < end for every delivery
  • -10^9 <= start < end <= 10^9
  • Intervals use half-open semantics: [start, end)

Function Signature

def min_drivers(deliveries):
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