<p>You are given an integer array <code>nums</code> and a <strong>non-negative</strong> integer <code>k</code>. In one operation, you can increase or decrease any element by 1.</p>

<p>Return the <strong>minimum</strong> number of operations needed to make the <strong>median</strong> of <code>nums</code> <em>equal</em> to <code>k</code>.</p>

<p>The median of an array is defined as the middle element of the array when it is sorted in non-decreasing order. If there are two choices for a median, the larger of the two values is taken.</p>

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<p><strong class="example">Example 1:</strong></p>

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<p><strong>Input:</strong> <span class="example-io">nums = [2,5,6,8,5], k = 4</span></p>

<p><strong>Output:</strong> <span class="example-io">2</span></p>

<p><strong>Explanation:</strong></p>

<p>We can subtract one from <code>nums[1]</code> and <code>nums[4]</code> to obtain <code>[2, 4, 6, 8, 4]</code>. The median of the resulting array is equal to <code>k</code>.</p>
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<p><strong class="example">Example 2:</strong></p>

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<p><strong>Input:</strong> <span class="example-io">nums = [2,5,6,8,5], k = 7</span></p>

<p><strong>Output:</strong> <span class="example-io">3</span></p>

<p><strong>Explanation:</strong></p>

<p>We can add one to <code>nums[1]</code> twice and add one to <code>nums[2]</code> once to obtain <code>[2, 7, 7, 8, 5]</code>.</p>
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<p><strong class="example">Example 3:</strong></p>

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<p><strong>Input:</strong> <span class="example-io">nums = [1,2,3,4,5,6], k = 4</span></p>

<p><strong>Output:</strong> <span class="example-io">0</span></p>

<p><strong>Explanation:</strong></p>

<p>The median of the array is already equal to <code>k</code>.</p>
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<p><strong>Constraints:</strong></p>

<ul>
	<li><code>1 &lt;= nums.length &lt;= 2 * 10<sup>5</sup></code></li>
	<li><code>1 &lt;= nums[i] &lt;= 10<sup>9</sup></code></li>
	<li><code>1 &lt;= k &lt;= 10<sup>9</sup></code></li>
</ul>

class Solution:
    def minOperationsToMakeMedianK(self, nums: List[int], k: int) -> int:

        nums.sort()

        index = len(nums) // 2
        quote_median_unquote = nums[index]
        print(f'[{index=}] {quote_median_unquote=}')

        if quote_median_unquote == k:
            print(f'"median" == k')
            return 0
        elif quote_median_unquote > k:
            print(f'"median" > k')
            answer = [
                N - k
                for N in nums[:index+1]
                if N > k
            ]
        elif quote_median_unquote < k:
            print(f'"median" < k')
            answer = [
                k - N
                for N in nums[index:]
                if N < k
            ]
        else:
            raise Exception(f'error, cannot compare {quote_median_unquote=} <=> {k=}')
        
        print(f'{answer=}')
        return sum(answer)

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