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Top to bottom solution in Speedy category for Long Repeat by K.Th.Koutoulis
def long_repeat(line):
"""
length the longest substring that consists of the same char
"""
# your code here
if len(line) < 2:
return len(line)
chars = set(line)
for i in range(len(line), 0, -1):
for ch in chars:
if ch*i in line:
return i
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"?')
March 23, 2018
