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"Even Odds" with python problem

By mogermany, history, 22 months ago, In English

Hi everbody I have a problem with a codefoeces task called "Even Odds" 318A - Чет и нечет with python My code do not work with the test number 8

that is my code

def create(n,k):

numbers=[]

i = 1

o = 1

while i <= n:

if i%2 != 0:

numbers.append(i)

i+=1

while o <= n:

if o%2 == 0:

numbers.append(o)

o+=1

return numbers[k]

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n, k = map(int, input().split())

print(create(n, k-1))

Can u help me please ?

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Your method of listing it out is inefficient. n can go up to 10^12 which will cause your method to exceed time and memory limits. You should instead calculate (if k is less than ceil half of n, which odd number? Else which even number?)

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