Added Kadane's Algorithm for Maximum Subarray Sum

data_structures/arrays/maximum_subarray.py

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+"""
+Kadane's Algorithm is an efficient method to find the maximum
+sum of a contiguous subarray within a one-dimensional array of
+numbers. It maintains two key values as we traverse the array:
+the current maximum sum ending at the current index and the
+global maximum sum found so far.
+"""
+
+# Advantages
+"""
+- Efficiency: Runs in linear time, `O(n)`.
+- Simplicity: Straightforward to implement and understand.
+- Versatility: Easily adaptable to related problems.
+"""
+
+# Time Complexity
+"""
+- Time Complexity: `O(n)` - processes each element once.
+- Space Complexity: `O(1)` - uses a fixed amount of extra space.
+"""
+
+"""
+Find the Maximum Subarray Sum using Kadane's Algorithm.
+Reference: https://leetcode.com/problems/maximum-subarray/
+
+Python doctest can be run with the following command:
+python -m doctest -v maximum_subarray.py
+
+Given an integer array nums, this function returns
+the maximum sum of a contiguous subarray.
+
+A subarray is a contiguous part of an array.
+
+Example Input:
+nums = [-2, 1, -3, 4, -1, 2, 1, -5, 4]
+Output: 6
+"""
+
+def max_subarray_sum(nums: list[int]) -> int:
+    """
+    Find the maximum subarray sum using Kadane's Algorithm.
+
+    Args:
+        nums (list[int]): The input array of integers.
+
+    Returns:
+        int: The maximum subarray sum.
+
+    Examples:
+        >>> max_subarray_sum([-2, 1, -3, 4, -1, 2, 1, -5, 4])
+        6
+        >>> max_subarray_sum([1])
+        1
+        >>> max_subarray_sum([5, 4, -1, 7, 8])
+        23
+        >>> max_subarray_sum([-1, -2, -3, -4])
+        -1
+    """
+    max_current = max_global = nums[0]
+
+    for num in nums[1:]:
+        max_current = max(num, max_current + num)
+        max_global = max(max_global, max_current)
+
+    return max_global
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import doctest
+
+    doctest.testmod()