Create maximum-difference-between-increasing-element.py

Author: kamyu104

Python/maximum-difference-between-increasing-element.py

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+# Time:  O(n)
+# Space: O(1)
+
+class Solution(object):
+    def maximumDifference(self, nums):
+        """
+        :type nums: List[int]
+        :rtype: int
+        """
+        result, prefix = 0, float("inf")
+        for x in nums: 
+            result = max(result, x-prefix)
+            prefix = min(prefix, x)
+        return result if result else -1