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Clear solution in Clear category for Long Repeat by nomis517
def long_repeat(line: str) -> int:
"""
length the longest substring that consists of the same char
"""
max_length = 0
actual_length = 1 if len(line) > 0 else 0
char_before = line[0] if len(line) > 0 else ''
for i in range(1, len(line)):
if line[i] == char_before:
actual_length += 1
else:
if actual_length > max_length:
max_length = actual_length
char_before = line[i]
actual_length = 1
return max(actual_length, max_length)
if __name__ == '__main__':
#These "asserts" using only for self-checking and not necessary for auto-testing
assert long_repeat('sdsffffse') == 4, "First"
assert long_repeat('ddvvrwwwrggg') == 3, "Second"
assert long_repeat('abababaab') == 2, "Third"
assert long_repeat('') == 0, "Empty"
print('"Run" is good. How is "Check"?')
Feb. 17, 2020
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