Python: Find the longest one from any number of iterable objects or objects with a length property
Python List: Exercise - 245 with Solution
Write a Python program that takes any number of iterable objects or objects with a length property and returns the longest one.
- Use max() with len() as the key to return the item with the greatest length.
- If multiple objects have the same length, the first one will be returned.
Sample Solution:
Python Code:
def longest_item(*args):
return max(args, key = len)
print(longest_item('this', 'is', 'a', 'Green'))
print(longest_item([1, 2, 3], [1, 2], [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]))
print(longest_item([1, 2, 3, 4], 'Red'))
Sample Output:
Green [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] [1, 2, 3, 4]
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