18. 四数之和

class Solution:
    def fourSum(self, nums: List[int], target: int) -> List[List[int]]:
        nums.sort()
        n = len(nums)
        res = []
        if not nums or n < 4:
            return res
        for out_l in range(n-3):
            if out_l > 0 and nums[out_l] == nums[out_l-1]:
                continue

            s = nums[out_l] + nums[out_l+1] + nums[out_l+3] + nums[out_l+2]
            if s > target:
                break

            s = nums[out_l] + nums[n-1] + nums[n-2] + nums[n-3]
            if s < target:
                continue
            for out_r in range(out_l+1, n-2):
                if out_r > out_l+1 and nums[out_r] == nums[out_r-1]:
                    continue
                s = nums[out_l] + nums[out_r] + nums[out_r+1] + nums[out_r+2]
                if s > target:
                    break
                s = nums[out_l] + nums[out_r] + nums[n-1] + nums[n-2]
                if s < target:
                    continue
                
                in_l = out_r + 1
                in_r = n - 1

                while in_l < in_r:
                    s = nums[out_l] + nums[out_r] + nums[in_l] + nums[in_r]
                    if s == target:
                        res.append([nums[out_l], nums[out_r], nums[in_l], nums[in_r]])
                        while in_l < in_r and nums[in_l] == nums[in_l+1]:
                            in_l += 1
                        in_l += 1
                        while in_l < in_r and nums[in_r] == nums[in_r-1]:
                            in_r -= 1
                        in_r -= 1
                    elif s > target:
                        in_r -= 1
                    else:
                        in_l += 1
        return res