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Implement Stack or Queue

MediumPython

Problem

Implement a stack or a queue (It can be done using an array or a linked list).

Choose a stack implementation and process a sequence of operations, ensuring push, pop, peek, and size each run in O(1) time. The input is an array of operation arrays, and the output contains results for every non-push operation, with null returned for pop or peek on an empty stack. For example, [["push", 4], ["push", 9], ["pop"], ["size"]] returns [9, 1]; 1 <= operations.length <= 10^5, and pushed values are integers.

Constraints

  • 1 <= operations.length <= 10^5
  • Each operation is one of ["push", value], ["pop"], ["peek"], or ["size"]
  • Values supplied to push are integers
  • Pop and peek on an empty stack return null

Function Signature

def process_stack(operations):
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