1823.find-the-winner-of-the-circular-game.py

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# @lc app=leetcode id=1823 lang=python3
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# [1823] Find the Winner of the Circular Game
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# @lc code=start
class Solution:
    def findTheWinner(self, n: int, k: int) -> int:
        circle: list[int] = [num for num in range(1, n + 1, 1)]
        cur_ind: int = 0

        while len(circle) != 1:
            next_to_remove: int = (cur_ind + k - 1) % len(circle)
            circle.pop(next_to_remove)
            cur_ind = next_to_remove

        return circle[0]
# @lc code=end