2616. Minimize the Maximum Difference of Pairs

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class Solution:
def minimizeMax(self, nums: List[int], p: int) -> int:
l = len(nums)
def canMakePairs(maxDiff):
count = 0
i = 1
while i < len(nums):
if nums[i] - nums[i - 1] <= maxDiff:
count += 1
i += 2
else:
i += 1
return count >= p
nums.sort()
left = 0
right = nums[-1] - nums[0]
result = right
while left <= right:
mid = (left + right) // 2
if canMakePairs(mid):
result = mid
right = mid - 1
else:
left = mid + 1
return result
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