Problem: We will play a one-player game using a number line and N pieces.  First, we place each of these pieces at some integer coordinate.  Here, multiple pieces can be placed at the same coordinate.  Our objective is to visit all of the M coordinates X_1, X_2, ..., X_M with these pieces, by repeating the following move:  **Move** : Choose a piece and let x be its coordinate. Put that piece at coordinate x+1 or x-1.  Note that the coordinates where we initially place the pieces are already regarded as visited.  Find the minimum number of moves required to achieve the objective.

Submission attempts (in order):
mod = 10 ** 9 + 7
mod2 = 2 ** 61 + 1
from collections import deque
import heapq
from bisect import bisect_left, insort_left, bisect_right

_NUMINT_ALL = list(range(10))


def main():
    ans = solve()
    if ans is not None:
        print(ans)


def solve():
    N, M = iip(False)
    X = iip()
    X.sort()

    if N >= M:
        return 0

    A = [X[i+1] - X[i] for i in range(len(X)-1)]
    A.sort()

    return sum(A[:max(0, -N+1)])




def iip(listed=True, num_only=True):  
    if num_only:
        ret = [int(i) for i in input().split()]
    else:
        ret = [int(i) if i in _NUMINT_ALL else i for i in input().split()]

    if len(ret) == 1 and not listed:
        return ret[0]
    return ret


def saidai_kouyakusuu(A):  
    l = len(A)
    while True:
        m = min(A)
        mx = max(A)
        if m == mx:
            return m

        for i in range(l):
            if A[i] % m == 0:
                A[i] = m
            else:
                A[i] %= m


def sort_tuples(l, index):  
    if isinstance(l, list):
        l.sort(key=lambda x: x[index])
        return l
    else:
        l = list(l)
        return sorted(l, key=lambda x: x[index])


def count_elements(l):  
    d = {}
    for i in l:
        if i in d:
            d[i] += 1
        else:
            d[i] = 1
    return d


def safeget(l, index, default="exception"):  
    if index >= len(l):                      
        if default == "exception":
            raise Exception("".join(["safegetに不正な値 ", index, "が渡されました。配列の長さは", len(l), "です"]))
        else:
            return default
    elif index < 0:
        if default == "exception":
            raise Exception("".join(["safegetに不正な値 ", index, "が渡されました。負の値は許可されていません"]))
        else:
            return default
    else:
        return l[index]


def iipt(l, listed=False, num_only=True):  
    ret = []
    for i in range(l):
        ret.append(iip(listed=listed, num_only=num_only))
    return ret


def sortstr(s):  
    return "".join(sorted(s))


def iip_ord(startcode="a"):  
    if isinstance(startcode, str):
        startcode = ord(startcode)
    return [ord(i) - startcode for i in input()]


def YesNo(s):  
    if s:
        print("Yes")
    else:
        print("No")


def fprint(s):  
    for i in s:
        print(i)


def bitall(N):  
    ret = []
    for i in range(2 ** N):
        a = []
        for j in range(N):
            a.append(i % 2)
            i //= 2
        ret.append(a)
    return ret

def split_print_space(s):  
    print(" ".join([str(i) for i in s]))


def split_print_enter(s):  
    print("\n".join([str(i) for i in s]))


def soinsuu_bunkai(n):  
    ret = []
    for i in range(2, int(n ** 0.5) + 1):
        while n % i == 0:
            n //= i
            ret.append(i)
        if i > n:
            break
    if n != 1:
        ret.append(n)
    return ret


def conbination(n, r, mod, test=False):  
    if n <= 0:
        return 0
    if r == 0:
        return 1
    if r < 0:
        return 0
    if r == 1:
        return n
    ret = 1
    for i in range(n - r + 1, n + 1):
        ret *= i
        ret = ret % mod

    bunbo = 1
    for i in range(1, r + 1):
        bunbo *= i
        bunbo = bunbo % mod

    ret = (ret * inv(bunbo, mod)) % mod
    if test:
        # print(f"{n}C{r} = {ret}")
        pass
    return ret


def inv(n, mod):  
    return power(n, mod - 2)


def power(n, p, mod_=mod):  
    if p == 0:
        return 1
    if p % 2 == 0:
        return (power(n, p // 2, mod_) ** 2) % mod_
    if p % 2 == 1:
        return (n * power(n, p - 1, mod_)) % mod_


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()


mod = 10 ** 9 + 7
mod2 = 2 ** 61 + 1
from collections import deque
import heapq
from bisect import bisect_left, insort_left, bisect_right

_NUMINT_ALL = list(range(10))


def main():
    ans = solve()
    if ans is not None:
        print(ans)


def solve():
    N, M = iip(False)
    X = iip()
    X.sort()

    A = [X[i+1] - X[i] for i in range(len(X)-1)]
    A.sort()

    return sum(A[0:max(0, M-N)])




def iip(listed=True, num_only=True):  
    if num_only:
        ret = [int(i) for i in input().split()]
    else:
        ret = [int(i) if i in _NUMINT_ALL else i for i in input().split()]

    if len(ret) == 1 and not listed:
        return ret[0]
    return ret


def saidai_kouyakusuu(A):  
    l = len(A)
    while True:
        m = min(A)
        mx = max(A)
        if m == mx:
            return m

        for i in range(l):
            if A[i] % m == 0:
                A[i] = m
            else:
                A[i] %= m


def sort_tuples(l, index):  
    if isinstance(l, list):
        l.sort(key=lambda x: x[index])
        return l
    else:
        l = list(l)
        return sorted(l, key=lambda x: x[index])


def count_elements(l):  
    d = {}
    for i in l:
        if i in d:
            d[i] += 1
        else:
            d[i] = 1
    return d


def safeget(l, index, default="exception"):  
    if index >= len(l):                      
        if default == "exception":
            raise Exception("".join(["safegetに不正な値 ", index, "が渡されました。配列の長さは", len(l), "です"]))
        else:
            return default
    elif index < 0:
        if default == "exception":
            raise Exception("".join(["safegetに不正な値 ", index, "が渡されました。負の値は許可されていません"]))
        else:
            return default
    else:
        return l[index]


def iipt(l, listed=False, num_only=True):  
    ret = []
    for i in range(l):
        ret.append(iip(listed=listed, num_only=num_only))
    return ret


def sortstr(s):  
    return "".join(sorted(s))


def iip_ord(startcode="a"):  
    if isinstance(startcode, str):
        startcode = ord(startcode)
    return [ord(i) - startcode for i in input()]


def YesNo(s):  
    if s:
        print("Yes")
    else:
        print("No")


def fprint(s):  
    for i in s:
        print(i)


def bitall(N):  
    ret = []
    for i in range(2 ** N):
        a = []
        for j in range(N):
            a.append(i % 2)
            i //= 2
        ret.append(a)
    return ret

def split_print_space(s):  
    print(" ".join([str(i) for i in s]))


def split_print_enter(s):  
    print("\n".join([str(i) for i in s]))


def soinsuu_bunkai(n):  
    ret = []
    for i in range(2, int(n ** 0.5) + 1):
        while n % i == 0:
            n //= i
            ret.append(i)
        if i > n:
            break
    if n != 1:
        ret.append(n)
    return ret


def conbination(n, r, mod, test=False):  
    if n <= 0:
        return 0
    if r == 0:
        return 1
    if r < 0:
        return 0
    if r == 1:
        return n
    ret = 1
    for i in range(n - r + 1, n + 1):
        ret *= i
        ret = ret % mod

    bunbo = 1
    for i in range(1, r + 1):
        bunbo *= i
        bunbo = bunbo % mod

    ret = (ret * inv(bunbo, mod)) % mod
    if test:
        # print(f"{n}C{r} = {ret}")
        pass
    return ret


def inv(n, mod):  
    return power(n, mod - 2)


def power(n, p, mod_=mod):  
    if p == 0:
        return 1
    if p % 2 == 0:
        return (power(n, p // 2, mod_) ** 2) % mod_
    if p % 2 == 1:
        return (n * power(n, p - 1, mod_)) % mod_


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()


Verdicts: Wrong Answer

Accepted