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Minimum Distances

  • afzal_saiyed931
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    def minimumDistances(a):
    # Write your code here
    
    temp = {}
    min_distance = -1
    
    for i in range(len(a)):
        if a[i] in temp:
            distance = i - temp[a[i]]
            if min_distance == -1 or distance < min_distance:
                min_distance = distance
            temp[a[i]] = i
        else:
            temp[a[i]] = i

    return min_distance