From 5364b2a8056a0caba466e8ac4c9abe659337871b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vamsi-2581 <245859299+Vamsi-2581@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2026 20:26:19 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] test(python): add test cases for practice294
 getMinDistance

Added test cases to validate the getMinDistance method.
---
 solutions/python/practice294.py | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/solutions/python/practice294.py b/solutions/python/practice294.py
index cfa46aa..2f15d17 100644
--- a/solutions/python/practice294.py
+++ b/solutions/python/practice294.py
@@ -14,3 +14,12 @@ def getMinDistance(self, nums, target, start):
                 closest = min(closest, abs(start - i))
         
         return closest
+# Test cases
+sol = Solution()
+assert sol.getMinDistance([1, 2, 3, 4, 5], 5, 3) == 1
+assert sol.getMinDistance([1], 1, 0) == 0
+assert sol.getMinDistance([1, 1, 1, 1, 1], 1, 0) == 0
+assert sol.getMinDistance([5, 3, 6], 5, 2) == 2
+assert sol.getMinDistance([1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 3], 3, 4) == 1
+
+print("All test cases passed!")

From 3a3aae90bdd8ca895451c8a7c73581a936d5e9ad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vamsi-2581 <245859299+Vamsi-2581@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2026 20:57:49 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] fix(header): align 3-line metadata header with repository
 validator

Updated the comment header for clarity and removed unnecessary line.
---
 solutions/python/practice294.py | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/solutions/python/practice294.py b/solutions/python/practice294.py
index 2f15d17..1372597 100644
--- a/solutions/python/practice294.py
+++ b/solutions/python/practice294.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# Minimum Distance to the Target Element
 # Problem: Minimum Distance to the Target Element
 # Source: https://leetcode.com/problems/minimum-distance-to-the-target-element/
 # Note: Finds the minimum absolute distance between start and an index containing target.