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2518. The Employee That Worked on the Longest Task

My accepted Python solution to LeetCode problem 2518, The Employee That Worked on the Longest Task, running in 5ms.

  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Python
  • Runtime 5ms
  • Memory 17.5MB

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The problem statement is LeetCode’s and stays on their site. What follows is my accepted solution.

Python

Accepted on LeetCode — runtime 5ms, memory 17.5MB, accepted 2026-01-01.

python
class Solution:
    def hardestWorker(self, n: int, logs: List[List[int]]) -> int:
        max_time = logs[0][1]
        result = logs[0][0]
        prev_end = logs[0][1]
        for i in range(1, len(logs)):
            duration = logs[i][1] - prev_end
            if duration > max_time or (duration == max_time and logs[i][0] < result):
                max_time = duration
                result = logs[i][0]
            prev_end = logs[i][1]
        return result

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