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Long Repeat solution in Speedy category for Long Repeat by JimmyCarlos
def long_repeat(s):
"""
length the longest substring that consists of the same char
"""
if s == "": return 0
currentCount,currentCharacter = 1,None
bestCount = 1
for c in s:
if c == currentCharacter:
currentCount += 1
bestCount = max(bestCount,currentCount)
else:
currentCount,currentCharacter = 1,c
return bestCount
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"?')
July 25, 2018