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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+import heapq
+from collections import namedtuple
+
+
+BuyOpportunity = namedtuple(
+    'BuyOpportunity',
+    ['trans_yield', 'start', 'end']
+)
+
+
+def maximize_profit(num_transactions, prices):
+    minima, maxima = find_extrema(prices)
+    opp_queue, reverse_opp_queue = make_opportunity_queues(
+        minima, maxima, prices,
+    )
+    if not opp_queue:
+        return []
+
+    largest_segment = opp_queue[0][1]
+    # Segments will be kept in sorted order
+    segments = [largest_segment]
+
+    # Remove any reverse yields that are greater than the largest actual yield
+    # since they can never be realized anyway.
+    while (reverse_opp_queue and reverse_opp_queue[0][1].trans_yield >=
+           largest_segment.trans_yield):
+        heapq.heappop(reverse_opp_queue)
+
+    def try_rev_opp():
+        # It is okay to definitely pop here even though we don't know that we
+        # can actually use the opp for the following reason:
+        # Since the rev opp queue was selected OVER that of the opp queue, we
+        # KNOW that the bounding segment that includes this rev opp must have
+        # already been selected if it is going to be included at all (since it
+        # must have greater yield).
+        _, rev_opp_can = heapq.heappop(reverse_opp_queue)
+        for (seg_index, split_seg) in enumerate(segments):
+            if split_seg.end >= rev_opp_can.end:
+                # Since segments is sorted, this must be the correct segment
+                break
+        else:
+            return
+        if split_seg.start <= rev_opp_can.start:
+            # We found the containing segment
+            left_yield = prices[rev_opp_can.start] - prices[split_seg.start]
+            right_yield = prices[split_seg.end] - prices[rev_opp_can.end]
+            left_segment = BuyOpportunity(left_yield, split_seg.start, rev_opp_can.start)
+            right_segment = BuyOpportunity(right_yield, rev_opp_can.end, split_seg.end)
+            segments.pop(seg_index)
+            segments.insert(seg_index, left_segment)
+            segments.insert(seg_index + 1, right_segment)
+
+    def try_opp():
+        _, opp = heapq.heappop(opp_queue)
+        if not segments:
+            segments.append(opp)
+        insertion_index = 0
+        for (index, seg) in enumerate(segments):
+            if seg.start >= opp.start:
+                insertion_index = index
+                break
+        else:
+            insertion_index = len(segments)
+            seg = None
+        previous_seg = segments[insertion_index - 1] if insertion_index > 0 else None
+
+        if ((seg is None or seg.start >= opp.end) and
+            (previous_seg is None or previous_seg.end <= opp.start)):
+            # There is no overlap, so we can insert
+            segments.insert(insertion_index, opp)
+        else:
+            pass
+
+    while (opp_queue or reverse_opp_queue) and len(segments) < num_transactions:
+        if not reverse_opp_queue:
+            try_opp()
+        elif not opp_queue:
+            try_rev_opp()
+        else:
+            opp_can = opp_queue[0][1]
+            rev_opp_can = reverse_opp_queue[0][1]
+
+            if rev_opp_can.trans_yield > opp_can.trans_yield:
+                try_rev_opp()
+            else:
+                try_opp()
+
+    return segments
+
+
+def make_opportunity_queues(minima, maxima, prices):
+    opp_queue = []
+    reverse_opp_queue = []
+    for min_index, minimum in enumerate(minima):
+        for max_index, maximum in enumerate(maxima):
+            transaction_yield = prices[maximum] - prices[minimum]
+            if transaction_yield < 0:
+                # We can ignore this pair because the transaction has negative
+                # yield.
+                continue
+            # minimum comes before maximum in time
+            if minimum < maximum:
+                # Transaction yield is made negative because heapq is a min-heap
+                heapq.heappush(
+                    opp_queue, ((-transaction_yield, maximum - minimum), BuyOpportunity(
+                        transaction_yield, minimum, maximum,
+                    )),
+                )
+            else:
+                heapq.heappush(
+                    reverse_opp_queue, (-transaction_yield, BuyOpportunity(
+                        transaction_yield, maximum, minimum,
+                    ))
+                )
+    return opp_queue, reverse_opp_queue
+
+
+def find_extrema(prices):
+    maxima = []
+    minima = []
+    length_of_prices = len(prices)
+    if length_of_prices < 2:
+        return minima, maxima
+
+    upwards = None
+    last = prices[0]
+
+    for (index, price) in enumerate(prices):
+        if price < last:
+            if upwards is True:
+                maxima.append(index - 1)
+            elif upwards is None:
+                # We set the starting price as a maximum, but theres no point
+                # since we would really never buy.
+                maxima.append(0)
+                pass
+            upwards = False
+        elif price > last:
+            if upwards is False:
+                minima.append(index - 1)
+            elif upwards is None:
+                # The starting value is a minimum
+                minima.append(0)
+            upwards = True
+        last = price
+
+    if upwards is True:
+        maxima.append(length_of_prices - 1)
+    elif upwards is False:
+        minima.append(length_of_prices - 1)
+
+    return minima, maxima
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    print (maximize_profit(10, [0, 1, 3, 2, 3, 0, 10, 12, 1, 2, 3, 2, 0, 2, 4, 3, 6, 4, 14, 1, 0, 2, 4, 5, 4, 5, 6]))
+
+    print [
+        BuyOpportunity(trans_yield=1, start=0, end=1),
+        BuyOpportunity(trans_yield=12, start=2, end=4),
+        BuyOpportunity(trans_yield=2, start=5, end=7),
+        BuyOpportunity(trans_yield=6, start=9, end=11),
+        BuyOpportunity(trans_yield=6, start=12, end=13),
+        BuyOpportunity(trans_yield=10, start=14, end=15),
+        BuyOpportunity(trans_yield=5, start=17, end=20),
+        BuyOpportunity(trans_yield=2, start=21, end=23),
+    ]