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21. Delete Node Without Head Pointer

Copies value of node.next into the current node, then deletes node.next in O(1) time.

Time O(1) Space O(1)
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Reference implementation (Python)

def delete_node(node):
    # Overwrite value from next node
    node.val = node.next.val
    # Bypass next node
    node.next = node.next.next

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