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Max Consecutive Ones III
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Max Consecutive Ones III

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Problem

Max Consecutive Ones III

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Given a binary array nums and an integer k, implement longest_ones(nums, k) to return the maximum length of a contiguous subarray containing at most k zeroes. Treat those zeroes as flipped to ones.

Input and Output

nums is an array of integers containing only 0 and 1. k is a non-negative integer. Return an integer representing the maximum achievable length.

Constraints

  • 1 <= nums.length <= 1000
  • 0 <= k <= nums.length
  • nums[i] is either 0 or 1

Function Signature

def longest_ones(nums, k):
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