Problem p03802 - Generation 1

Orig Description

Score : 1200 points
Problem StatementSnuke loves flags.
Snuke is placing N flags on a line.
The i-th flag can be placed at either coordinate x_i or coordinate y_i.
Snuke thinks that the flags look nicer when the smallest distance between two of them, d, is larger. Find the maximum possible value of d.
Constraints
2 ≤ N ≤ 10^{4}
1 ≤ x_i, y_i ≤ 10^{9}
x_i and y_i are integers.
InputThe input is given from Standard Input in the following format:
N
x_1 y_1
:
x_N y_N
OutputPrint the answer.
Sample Input 13
1 3
2 5
1 9
Sample Output 14
The optimal solution is to place the first flag at coordinate 1, the second flag at coordinate 5 and the third flag at coordinate 9. The smallest distance between two of the flags is 4 in this case.
Sample Input 25
2 2
2 2
2 2
2 2
2 2
Sample Output 20
There can be more than one flag at the same position.
Sample Input 322
93 6440
78 6647
862 11
8306 9689
798 99
801 521
188 206
6079 971
4559 209
50 94
92 6270
5403 560
803 83
1855 99
42 504
75 484
629 11
92 122
3359 37
28 16
648 14
11 269
Sample Output 317

Extracted Specification

Canonicalized Input Description:

An integer N (2 ≤ N ≤ 10^4), representing some quantity or size.
A list of N pairs of integers, where each integer in the pair is between 1 and 10^9.

### Example Input:

```
3
1 3
2 5
1 9
```

### Function Signature:
Write a function f(N, coordinates) that takes in the input.
def f(N: int, coordinates: List[Tuple[int, int]]):
    ''' 
    N: an integer 
    coordinates: a list of tuples, where each tuple contains two integers
    '''

Test Case Generator

Sure! Here is the test case generator for the given problem statement:

```python
import random

def tcgen():
    N = random.randint(2, 10**4)
    coordinates = [(random.randint(1, 10**9), random.randint(1, 10**9)) for _ in range(N)]
    
    return N, coordinates

# Function to generate a formatted test case as a string
def generate_test_case():
    N, coordinates = tcgen()
    test_case = f"{N}\n"
    for x, y in coordinates:
        test_case += f"{x} {y}\n"
    return test_case

# Example usage
if __name__ == "__main__":
    print(generate_test_case())
```

This generator function `tcgen()` will create a random test case for the problem statement. It will generate:
- An integer \(N\) within the range [2, 10^4].
- A list of \(N\) tuples where each tuple contains two integers \(x_i\) and \(y_i\) within the range [1, 10^9].

The `generate_test_case()` function formats the output as a string similar to the input format required by the problem statement, which is useful for direct inclusion in test files or for competitive programming platforms.

Extract Arguments

def extract_arguments(fh):
    N = int(fh.readline().strip())
    coordinates = []
    for _ in range(N):
        x, y = map(int, fh.readline().strip().split())
        coordinates.append((x, y))
    return N, coordinates

# if __name__ == "__main__":
#     input_path = sys.argv[1]
#     with open(input_path, 'r') as fh:
#         N, coordinates = extract_arguments(fh)
#     print(N, coordinates)