2025-08-16 10:13:30 +0000 UTC

Minimum Time to Type Word Using Special Typewriter
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class Solution:
    def minTimeToType(self, word: str) -> int:
        pos = 97
        res = 0
        for char in word:
            cur_pos = ord(char)
            diff = abs(cur_pos - pos) 
            res += min(diff, 26 - diff) + 1
            pos = cur_pos
        return res