Minimum Swaps to Sort | Dataford Interview Questions

How would you compute the minimum swaps required to sort an array?

Implement min_swaps_to_sort(nums), where nums contains distinct integers. Return the minimum number of swaps between any two positions needed to arrange the array in ascending order. The function may modify nums.

Input is a list of integers, and output is an integer. Assume the input is valid and contains at least one element.

Constraints

1 <= len(nums) <= 10^4
All values in nums are distinct integers
-10^9 <= nums[i] <= 10^9
A swap may exchange any two positions

Function Signature

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Problem

How would you compute the minimum swaps required to sort an array?

Input is a list of integers, and output is an integer. Assume the input is valid and contains at least one element.

Constraints

1 <= len(nums) <= 10^4
All values in nums are distinct integers
-10^9 <= nums[i] <= 10^9
A swap may exchange any two positions

Function Signature

def min_swaps_to_sort(nums):

Your question is Minimum Swaps to Sort. Start with the requirements in the Question tab.

Run and submit as often as you like. When you're ready, talk me through your approach or go straight to the code.