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Long line for long repeat solution in Clear category for Long Repeat by obone
import re
def long_repeat(line):
"""
length the longest substring that consists of the same char
"""
return max(len(max(re.findall(s + '+', line), key=len)) for s in set(line)) if len(line) else 0
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"?')
June 7, 2019
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