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First solution in Clear category for Long Repeat by filiip
def long_repeat(line):
"""
length the longest substring that consists of the same char
"""
longest = 0
while line:
length = 0
for letter in line:
if letter == line[0]:
length += 1
else:
break
if length > longest:
longest = length
line = line[length:]
return longest
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"
print('"Run" is good. How is "Check"?')
Jan. 9, 2018