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Following the hint. Let f(n) = count of number with unique digits of length n.

f(1) = 10. (0, 1, 2, 3, ...., 9)

f(2) = 9 * 9. Because for each number i from 1, ..., 9, we can pick j to form a 2-digit number ij and there are 9 numbers that are different from i for j to choose from.

f(3) = f(2) * 8 = 9 * 9 * 8. Because for each number with unique digits of length 2, say ij, we can pick k to form a 3 digit number ijk and there are 8 numbers that are different from i and j for k to choose from.

Similarly f(4) = f(3) * 7 = 9 * 9 * 8 * 7....

...

f(10) = 9 * 9 * 8 * 7 * 6 * ... * 1

f(11) = 0 = f(12) = f(13)....

any number with length > 10 couldn't be unique digits number.

The problem is asking for numbers from 0 to 10^n. Hence return f(1) + f(2) + .. + f(n)

class Solution:
    def countNumbersWithUniqueDigits(self, n: int) -> int:
        if n==0: return 1
        res = 10
        availableNumber = 9
        uniqueDigits = 9
        while n>1 and availableNumber>0:
            uniqueDigits *= availableNumber
            res += uniqueDigits
            availableNumber -=1
            n-=1
        return res