Python: Find the value of n where n degrees of number 2 are written sequentially in a line without spaces

Python Basic - 1: Exercise-19 with Solution

Write a Python program that finds the value of n when n degrees of number 2 are written sequentially on a line without spaces between them.

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Sample Solution:

Python Code:

def ndegrees(num):
  ans = True
  n, tempn, i = 2, 2, 2
  while ans:
    if str(tempn) in num:
      i += 1
      tempn = pow(n, i)
    else:
      ans = False
  return i-1;
print(ndegrees("2481632"))
print(ndegrees("248163264"))

Sample Output:

5
6

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