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Pair Sum List Algorithm
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Pair Sum List Algorithm

MediumPython

Problem

Describe an algorithm to create a list of pairs of integers where each pair's sum equals a given target value and the integers in the pair appear in an input list.

Implement def target_sum_pairs(nums, target):. Return each distinct value pair once, with the smaller value first, sorted lexicographically. A value may form a pair with itself only when it appears at least twice. Return an empty list when no pair exists.

Constraints

  • 0 <= nums.length <= 5000
  • -10^9 <= nums[i] <= 10^9
  • -10^9 <= target <= 10^9
  • Each distinct value pair appears at most once in the output
  • Each output pair is ordered from smaller to larger value

Function Signature

def target_sum_pairs(nums, target):
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