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Subarray with Sum 0
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Subarray with Sum 0

MediumPython

Problem

Find whether a subarray with sum 0 exists; return true if found otherwise false.

Asked in the Live coding stage.

Input and Output

Implement has_zero_sum_subarray(nums). The input is a list of integers. Return true if any non-empty contiguous subarray has sum 0; otherwise return false.

Constraints

  • 1 <= len(nums) <= 1000
  • -10^9 <= nums[i] <= 10^9
  • The subarray must be non-empty and contiguous

Function Signature

def has_zero_sum_subarray(nums):
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