82. Remove Duplicates from Sorted List II

Given the head of a sorted linked list, delete all nodes that have duplicate numbers, leaving only distinct numbers from the original list. Return the linked list sorted as well.

Example 1: Input: head = [1,2,3,3,4,4,5] Output: [1,2,5] Example 2: Input: head = [1,1,1,2,3] Output: [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.

  • code
class Solution:
    def deleteDuplicates(self, head: Optional[ListNode]) -> Optional[ListNode]:
        res = pointer = ListNode(-101, head)
        move = head
        while move and move.next:
            if pointer.val != move.val and move.val != move.next.val:
                pointer.next = move
                pointer = pointer.next
            else:
                while move.next and move.next.val == move.val:
                    move = move.next
            move = move.next 
        pointer.next = move
        return res.next