IntermediateChallenge 21 of 34

Merge intervals

Write merge_intervals(intervals), where each interval is a [start, end] . Merge every pair that overlaps or touches and return the result sorted by start.

Examples

merge_intervals([[1, 3], [2, 6], [8, 10], [15, 18]]) → [[1, 6], [8, 10], [15, 18]]
merge_intervals([[1, 4], [4, 5]]) → [[1, 5]]

Exercise

Merge intervals

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def merge_intervals(intervals):
    ...


print(merge_intervals([[1, 3], [2, 6], [8, 10], [15, 18]]))

Output

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