Buggy python submission (verdict: Time Limit Exceeded):
from statistics import mean

N = int(input())
A = list(map(int, input().split()))

S = [A[0]]
for i in range(1, N):
    S.append(S[i - 1] + A[i])   


ans = float('inf')

for middle in range(1, N - 2):
    left_middle = 0
    right_middle = middle + 1
    left_sum = S[left_middle]
    right_sum = S[middle] - left_sum
    diff = abs(left_sum - right_sum)

    for i in range(left_middle+1, middle):
        left_sum = S[i]
        right_sum = S[middle] - left_sum
        if diff > abs(left_sum - right_sum):
            left_middle = i
            diff = abs(left_sum - right_sum)
        else:
            break
    
    left_sum = S[right_middle] - S[middle]
    right_sum = S[-1] - S[right_middle]
    diff = abs(left_sum - right_sum)

    for i in range(right_middle + 1, N):
        left_sum = S[i] - S[middle]
        right_sum = S[-1] - S[i]
        if diff > abs(left_sum - right_sum):
            right_middle = i
            diff = abs(left_sum - right_sum)
        else:
            break
    
    s1 = S[left_middle]
    s2 = S[middle] - s1
    s3 = S[right_middle] - s1 - s2
    s4 = S[-1] - s1 - s2 - s3

    score = max(s1, s2, s3, s4) - min(s1, s2, s3, s4)
    ans = min(ans, score)

print(ans)
        


Fixed submission:
from statistics import mean

N = int(input())
A = list(map(int, input().split()))

S = [A[0]]
for i in range(1, N):
    S.append(S[i - 1] + A[i])   

left_middle = 0
right_middle = 2

ans = float('inf')

for middle in range(1, N - 2):
    left_sum = S[left_middle]
    right_sum = S[middle] - left_sum
    diff = abs(left_sum - right_sum)

    for i in range(left_middle+1, middle):
        left_sum = S[i]
        right_sum = S[middle] - left_sum
        if diff > abs(left_sum - right_sum):
            left_middle = i
            diff = abs(left_sum - right_sum)
        else:
            break
    
    left_sum = S[right_middle] - S[middle]
    right_sum = S[-1] - S[right_middle]
    diff = abs(left_sum - right_sum)

    for i in range(right_middle + 1, N):
        left_sum = S[i] - S[middle]
        right_sum = S[-1] - S[i]
        if diff > abs(left_sum - right_sum):
            right_middle = i
            diff = abs(left_sum - right_sum)
        else:
            break
    
    s1 = S[left_middle]
    s2 = S[middle] - s1
    s3 = S[right_middle] - s1 - s2
    s4 = S[-1] - s1 - s2 - s3

    score = max(s1, s2, s3, s4) - min(s1, s2, s3, s4)
    ans = min(ans, score)

print(ans)

Buggy python submission (verdict: Runtime Error):
from statistics import mean

N = int(input())
A = list(map(int, input().split()))

S = [A[0]]
for i in range(1, N):
    S.append(S[i - 1] + A[i])   

A = 0
C = 0
SUM_ALL = S[-1]
answer = SUM_ALL

for B in range(2, N - 1):
    C = max(B + 1, C)
    SA = S[A]
    SB = S[B] - S[A]
    SC = S[C] - S[B]
    SD = SUM_ALL - S[C]

    left_score = abs(SA - SB)
    while True:
        A_ = A + 1
        SA_ = S[A_]
        SB_ = S[B] - SA_
        diff = abs(SA_ - SB_)
        if left_score > diff:
            A, SA, SB, left_score = A_, SA_, SB_, diff
        else:
            break
    
    right_score = abs(SD - SC)
    while True:
        C_ = C + 1
        SC_ = S[C_]
        SD_ = SUM_ALL - SD_
        diff = abs(SC_ - SD_)
        if right_score > diff:
            C, SC, SD, right_score = C_, SC_, SD_, diff
        else:
            break
    
    score = max(SA, SB, SC, SD) - min(SA, SB, SC, SD)
    answer = min(score, answer)

print(answer)




Fixed submission:
from statistics import mean

N = int(input())
A = list(map(int, input().split()))

S = [A[0]]
for i in range(1, N):
    S.append(S[i - 1] + A[i])   

left_middle = 0
right_middle = 2

ans = float('inf')

for middle in range(1, N - 2):
    left_sum = S[left_middle]
    right_sum = S[middle] - left_sum
    diff = abs(left_sum - right_sum)

    for i in range(left_middle+1, middle):
        left_sum = S[i]
        right_sum = S[middle] - left_sum
        if diff > abs(left_sum - right_sum):
            left_middle = i
            diff = abs(left_sum - right_sum)
        else:
            break
    
    left_sum = S[right_middle] - S[middle]
    right_sum = S[-1] - S[right_middle]
    diff = abs(left_sum - right_sum)

    for i in range(right_middle + 1, N):
        left_sum = S[i] - S[middle]
        right_sum = S[-1] - S[i]
        if diff > abs(left_sum - right_sum):
            right_middle = i
            diff = abs(left_sum - right_sum)
        else:
            break
    
    s1 = S[left_middle]
    s2 = S[middle] - s1
    s3 = S[right_middle] - s1 - s2
    s4 = S[-1] - s1 - s2 - s3

    score = max(s1, s2, s3, s4) - min(s1, s2, s3, s4)
    ans = min(ans, score)

print(ans)

Buggy python submission (verdict: Time Limit Exceeded):
from statistics import mean

N = int(input())
A = list(map(int, input().split()))

def separate_equally(nums):
    left = 0
    right = sum(nums)
    pre_diff = abs(left - right)
    for num in nums:
        left += num
        right -= num
        diff = abs(left - right)
        if diff < pre_diff:
           pre_diff = diff
        else:
            return [left - num, right + num]

min_score = float('inf')
for i in range(2, N - 1):
    left_A = A[:i]
    right_A = A[i:]
    sums = separate_equally(left_A)
    sums.extend(separate_equally(right_A))
    score = max(sums) - min(sums)
    if score < min_score:
        min_score = score
    
print(min_score)

Fixed submission:
from statistics import mean

N = int(input())
A = list(map(int, input().split()))

S = [A[0]]
for i in range(1, N):
    S.append(S[i - 1] + A[i])   

left_middle = 0
right_middle = 2

ans = float('inf')

for middle in range(1, N - 2):
    left_sum = S[left_middle]
    right_sum = S[middle] - left_sum
    diff = abs(left_sum - right_sum)

    for i in range(left_middle+1, middle):
        left_sum = S[i]
        right_sum = S[middle] - left_sum
        if diff > abs(left_sum - right_sum):
            left_middle = i
            diff = abs(left_sum - right_sum)
        else:
            break
    
    left_sum = S[right_middle] - S[middle]
    right_sum = S[-1] - S[right_middle]
    diff = abs(left_sum - right_sum)

    for i in range(right_middle + 1, N):
        left_sum = S[i] - S[middle]
        right_sum = S[-1] - S[i]
        if diff > abs(left_sum - right_sum):
            right_middle = i
            diff = abs(left_sum - right_sum)
        else:
            break
    
    s1 = S[left_middle]
    s2 = S[middle] - s1
    s3 = S[right_middle] - s1 - s2
    s4 = S[-1] - s1 - s2 - s3

    score = max(s1, s2, s3, s4) - min(s1, s2, s3, s4)
    ans = min(ans, score)

print(ans)

Buggy python submission (verdict: Time Limit Exceeded):
N = int(input())
A = list(map(int, input().split()))

min_score = float('inf')
for i in range(1, N-2):
    for j in range(i+1, N-1):
        for k in range(j+1, N):
            l = [sum(A[:i]), sum(A[i:j]), sum(A[j:k]), sum(A[k:])]
            score = max(l) - min(l)
            if score < min_score:
                min_score = score

print(min_score)

Fixed submission:
from statistics import mean

N = int(input())
A = list(map(int, input().split()))

S = [A[0]]
for i in range(1, N):
    S.append(S[i - 1] + A[i])   

left_middle = 0
right_middle = 2

ans = float('inf')

for middle in range(1, N - 2):
    left_sum = S[left_middle]
    right_sum = S[middle] - left_sum
    diff = abs(left_sum - right_sum)

    for i in range(left_middle+1, middle):
        left_sum = S[i]
        right_sum = S[middle] - left_sum
        if diff > abs(left_sum - right_sum):
            left_middle = i
            diff = abs(left_sum - right_sum)
        else:
            break
    
    left_sum = S[right_middle] - S[middle]
    right_sum = S[-1] - S[right_middle]
    diff = abs(left_sum - right_sum)

    for i in range(right_middle + 1, N):
        left_sum = S[i] - S[middle]
        right_sum = S[-1] - S[i]
        if diff > abs(left_sum - right_sum):
            right_middle = i
            diff = abs(left_sum - right_sum)
        else:
            break
    
    s1 = S[left_middle]
    s2 = S[middle] - s1
    s3 = S[right_middle] - s1 - s2
    s4 = S[-1] - s1 - s2 - s3

    score = max(s1, s2, s3, s4) - min(s1, s2, s3, s4)
    ans = min(ans, score)

print(ans)