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faster than previous solution in Speedy category for Long Repeat by sour77.ss
def long_repeat(line):
repeat = 0
counter = 1
for char in set(line):
while char * counter in line:
counter += 1
else:
if counter - 1 > repeat:
repeat = (counter - 1)
counter = 1
return repeat
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"?')
Sept. 7, 2017
