Solution.py

# Definition for a binary tree node.
# class TreeNode:
#     def __init__(self, val=0, left=None, right=None):
#         self.val = val
#         self.left = left
#         self.right = right
class Solution:
    def constructMaximumBinaryTree(self, nums: List[int]) -> Optional[TreeNode]:
        def dfs(nums):
            if not nums:
                return None
            val = max(nums)
            i = nums.index(val)
            root = TreeNode(val)
            root.left = dfs(nums[:i])
            root.right = dfs(nums[i + 1 :])
            return root

        return dfs(nums)