remove-duplicates-from-sorted-list-ii.py

'''
Given a sorted linked list, delete all nodes that have duplicate numbers, leaving only distinct numbers from the original list.

Example 1:

Input: 1->2->3->3->4->4->5
Output: 1->2->5
Example 2:

Input: 1->1->1->2->3
Output: 2->3
'''


# Definition for singly-linked list.
# class ListNode(object):
#     def __init__(self, x):
#         self.val = x
#         self.next = None

class Solution(object):
    def deleteDuplicates(self, head):
        """
        :type head: ListNode
        :rtype: ListNode
        """
        if head is None: return None
        fakeHead = ListNode(-1)
        fakeHead.next = head
        pre = fakeHead
        cur = head
        while cur:
            while cur.next and cur.val == cur.next.val:
                cur = cur.next
            if pre.next == cur:
                pre = pre.next
            else:
                pre.next = cur.next
            cur = cur.next
        return fakeHead.next