Print a Matrix Pattern | Dataford Interview Questions

Print a matrix in the given pattern.

For this task, the pattern is clockwise spiral order, starting at the top-left cell. Implement the function to return the visited elements as a flat list. The input is a non-empty rectangular matrix of integers, and the output preserves the spiral traversal order.

Constraints

1 <= number of rows <= 100
1 <= number of columns <= 100
-10^9 <= matrix[row][column] <= 10^9
The matrix is rectangular and non-empty

Function Signature

def spiral_order(matrix):

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Problem

Print a matrix in the given pattern.

Constraints

1 <= number of rows <= 100
1 <= number of columns <= 100
-10^9 <= matrix[row][column] <= 10^9
The matrix is rectangular and non-empty

Function Signature

def spiral_order(matrix):

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