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+"""Weighted Interval Scheduling via dynamic programming.
+
+Given intervals (start, end, weight), choose a subset of mutually
+non-overlapping intervals maximizing total weight. Intervals overlap when
+their time ranges intersect with positive length; touching endpoints
+([a,b] and [b,c]) are allowed to coexist.
+
+Algorithm:
+  sort intervals by end time
+  p[i] = largest index j < i with end_j <= start_i (predecessor)
+  OPT[i] = max(OPT[i-1], weight_i + OPT[p[i]])
+  answer OPT[n]
+
+Predecessor search uses binary search on sorted end-times: O(n log n).
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import bisect
+from typing import List, Tuple
+
+
+Interval = Tuple[int, int, int]  # (start, end, weight)
+
+
+def weighted_interval_scheduling(intervals: List[Interval]) -> int:
+    if not intervals:
+        return 0
+    # sort by end time; keep original weights
+    iv = sorted(intervals, key=lambda x: x[1])
+    n = len(iv)
+    ends = [iv[i][1] for i in range(n)]
+    # dp[i] = best using first i intervals (1-indexed); dp[0]=0
+    dp = [0] * (n + 1)
+    for i in range(1, n + 1):
+        s, e, w = iv[i - 1]
+        # predecessor: largest j (0..i-1) with ends[j-1] <= s  -> index j in 1-based terms
+        # search in ends[0:i-1]
+        j = bisect.bisect_right(ends, s, 0, i - 1)  # count of ends <= s among first i-1
+        # j is count => predecessor dp index j
+        take = w + dp[j]
+        skip = dp[i - 1]
+        dp[i] = take if take > skip else skip
+    return dp[n]
+
+
+def brute_force(intervals: List[Interval]) -> int:
+    """Exhaustive enumeration for verification on small inputs."""
+    n = len(intervals)
+    best = 0
+    for mask in range(1 << n):
+        chosen = [intervals[k] for k in range(n) if mask & (1 << k)]
+        ok = True
+        for a in range(len(chosen)):
+            for b in range(a + 1, len(chosen)):
+                # overlap with positive length
+                s1, e1, _ = chosen[a]
+                s2, e2, _ = chosen[b]
+                lo = max(s1, s2)
+                hi = min(e1, e2)
+                if hi - lo > 0:
+                    ok = False
+                    break
+            if not ok:
+                break
+        if ok:
+            best = max(best, sum(w for _, _, w in chosen))
+    return best
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # self-test with randomized comparison
+    import random
+    random.seed(42)
+    for trial in range(2000):
+        n = random.randint(0, 8)
+        ivs = []
+        for _ in range(n):
+            s = random.randint(0, 6)
+            length = random.randint(1, 4)
+            e = s + length
+            w = random.randint(1, 9)
+            ivs.append((s, e, w))
+        a = weighted_interval_scheduling(ivs)
+        b = brute_force(ivs)
+        if a != b:
+            raise SystemExit(f"MISMATCH trial={trial} got={a} exp={b} ivs={ivs}")
+    print("OK: 2000 randomized trials passed")
+    print("example:", weighted_interval_scheduling([(1, 3, 5), (2, 5, 6), (4, 6, 5), (6, 7, 4)]))