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#!/usr/bin/env python
__author__ = "bt3"
def beating_stock(array):
imin = 0
# first deal is just buying in the next day (1)
deal = [array[1] - array[imin], imin, 1]
for i, d in enumerate(array):
deal_here = d - array[imin]
if deal_here > deal[0]:
deal = [deal_here, imin, i]
elif d < array[imin]:
imin = i
return deal[0], array[deal[1]], array[deal[2]]
def beating_stock2(array):
deal = 0
min_value = array[0]
for i, d in enumerate(array):
deal_here = d - min_value
if deal_here > deal:
deal = deal_here
else:
if min_value > array[i]:
min_value = array[i]
return deal
if __name__ == '__main__':
array = [7, 2, 3, 6, 5, 8, 5, 3, 4]
deal = beating_stock(array)
print("Profit: %d, buying at %d, selling at %d." %(deal[0], deal[1], deal[2]))
deal = beating_stock2(array)
print "Profit: " + str(deal)