Network Delay Time

def networkDelayTime(times, n, k):
    graph = [[] for _ in range(n + 1)]
    for u, v, w in times:
        graph[u].append((v, w))
    INF = float("inf")
    best = [INF] * (n + 1)  # the fastest arrival found so far at each node
    stack = [(k, 0)]
    while stack:
        node, t = stack.pop()
        # A route that is not faster than one already found adds nothing.
        if t >= best[node]:
            continue
        best[node] = t
        # Push in reverse so the first listed edge is explored first.
        for nxt, w in reversed(graph[node]):
            if t + w < best[nxt]:
                stack.append((nxt, t + w))
    worst = 0
    for node in range(1, n + 1):
        if best[node] == INF:
            return -1
        worst = max(worst, best[node])
    return worst

def networkDelayTime(times, n, k):
    INF = float("inf")
    dist = [INF] * (n + 1)
    dist[k] = 0
    # A fastest route visits each node at most once, so it has at most n-1 edges,
    # and n-1 passes over every edge are enough to find it.
    for _ in range(n - 1):
        changed = False
        for u, v, w in times:
            if dist[u] + w < dist[v]:
                dist[v] = dist[u] + w
                changed = True
        if not changed:  # a pass that improves nothing means every time is final
            break
    worst = 0
    for node in range(1, n + 1):
        if dist[node] == INF:
            return -1
        worst = max(worst, dist[node])
    return worst

import heapq


def networkDelayTime(times, n, k):
    graph = [[] for _ in range(n + 1)]
    for u, v, w in times:
        graph[u].append((v, w))
    INF = float("inf")
    dist = [INF] * (n + 1)
    dist[k] = 0
    heap = [(0, k)]  # (arrival time, node), smallest time on top
    while heap:
        t, node = heapq.heappop(heap)
        # A stale entry: this node was already reached sooner.
        if t > dist[node]:
            continue
        # t is now final: every other route reaches node later.
        for nxt, w in graph[node]:
            if t + w < dist[nxt]:
                dist[nxt] = t + w
                heapq.heappush(heap, (t + w, nxt))
    worst = 0
    for node in range(1, n + 1):
        if dist[node] == INF:
            return -1
        worst = max(worst, dist[node])
    return worst