Create gas_station.py

Author: nimishh7

data_structures/arrays/gas_station.py

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+from typing import List
+
+class Solution:
+    def canCompleteCircuit(self, gas: List[int], cost: List[int]) -> int:
+        total_gas = 0
+        current_gas = 0
+        start_station = 0
+        
+        for i in range(len(gas)):
+            total_gas += gas[i] - cost[i]
+            current_gas += gas[i] - cost[i]
+            
+            # If the current gas goes negative, we cannot start from the previous stations
+            if current_gas < 0:
+                start_station = i + 1  # Start from the next station
+                current_gas = 0  # Reset current gas
+
+        # If total gas is negative, we can't complete the circuit
+        if total_gas < 0:
+            return -1
+        else:
+            return start_station
+