83 Remove Duplicates from Sorted List

Given the head of a sorted linked list, delete all duplicates such that each element appears only once. Return the linked list sorted as well.

Example 1:

1 -> 1 -> 2
     |
     v
   1 -> 2

Input: head = [1,1,2]
Output: [1,2]

Example 2:

1 -> 1 -> 2 -> 3 -> 3
         |
         v
    1 -> 2 -> 3

Input: head = [1,1,2,3,3]
Output: [1,2,3]

Constraints:

  • The number of nodes in the list is in the range [0, 300].
  • -100 <= Node.val <= 100
  • The list is guaranteed to be sorted in ascending order.
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# Definition for singly-linked list.
# class ListNode:
#     def __init__(self, val=0, next=None):
#         self.val = val
#         self.next = next

''' Recursive '''
class Solution:
    def deleteDuplicates(self, head: Optional[ListNode]) -> Optional[ListNode]:
        if not head or not head.next:
            return head
        head.next = self.deleteDuplicates(head.next)
        if head.val == head.next.val:
            return head.next
        return head

''' Iterative '''
class Solution:
    def deleteDuplicates(self, head: Optional[ListNode]) -> Optional[ListNode]:
        current = head
        while current and current.next:
            if current.next.val == current.val:
                current.next = current.next.next
            else:
                current = current.next
        return head