605-Can-Place-Flowers.py

class Solution:
    def canPlaceFlowers(self, flowerbed: List[int], n: int) -> bool: 
        count = 0
        for i in range(len(flowerbed)):
    
            left_is_empty = i == 0 or flowerbed[i-1] == 0
            right_is_empty = i == len(flowerbed)-1 or flowerbed[i+1] == 0
    
            if left_is_empty and flowerbed[i] == 0 and right_is_empty:
                flowerbed[i] = 1
                count += 1

        return count >= n