2025-08-16 08:32:58 +0000 UTC

Remove One Element to Make the Array Strictly Increasing
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class Solution:
    def canBeIncreasing(self, nums: List[int]) -> bool:
        removed = False
        length = len(nums)
        for i in range(length - 1):
            cur, nxt = nums[i], nums[i + 1]
            if nxt > cur:
                continue
            if removed:
                return False
            removed = True
            if (
                i > 0 and nums[i - 1] >= nxt
            ) and (
                i + 2 < length and cur >= nums[i + 2]
            ):
                return False
        return True