Max Sum Sliding Window

"""
Given an array of integer elements and an integer 'k', we are required to find the
maximum sum of 'k' consecutive elements in the array.

Instead of using a nested for loop, in a Brute force approach we will use a technique
called 'Window sliding technique' where the nested loops can be converted to a single
loop to reduce time complexity.
"""
from __future__ import annotations


def max_sum_in_array(array: list[int], k: int) -> int:
    """
    Returns the maximum sum of k consecutive elements
    >>> arr = [1, 4, 2, 10, 2, 3, 1, 0, 20]
    >>> k = 4
    >>> max_sum_in_array(arr, k)
    24
    >>> k = 10
    >>> max_sum_in_array(arr,k)
    Traceback (most recent call last):
        ...
    ValueError: Invalid Input
    >>> arr = [1, 4, 2, 10, 2, 13, 1, 0, 2]
    >>> k = 4
    >>> max_sum_in_array(arr, k)
    27
    """
    if len(array) < k or k < 0:
        raise ValueError("Invalid Input")
    max_sum = current_sum = sum(array[:k])
    for i in range(len(array) - k):
        current_sum = current_sum - array[i] + array[i + k]
        max_sum = max(max_sum, current_sum)
    return max_sum


if __name__ == "__main__":
    from doctest import testmod
    from random import randint

    testmod()
    array = [randint(-1000, 1000) for i in range(100)]
    k = randint(0, 110)
    print(f"The maximum sum of {k} consecutive elements is {max_sum_in_array(array,k)}")
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