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distributeItems.py
def distributeItems(items: int, n: int):
itemsPerTurn = []
j = 0 # current turn
numOfItems = n*(n+1)//2 # number of items given during turn 0
while items >= numOfItems:
items -= numOfItems
itemsPerTurn.append(numOfItems)
j += 1
numOfItems = n**2 * j + n*(n+1)//2 # number of items given during turn j
return itemsPerTurn
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