Maximum Number of Words Found in Sentences — LeetCode 2114 Python Solution

The problem

A sentence is a list of words that are separated by a single space with no leading or trailing spaces. You are given an array of strings sentences, where each sentences[i] represents a single sentence.

Example

Input

sentences = ["alice and bob love leetcode", "i think so too", "this is great thanks very much"]

Output

6

Explanation

- The first sentence, "alice and bob love leetcode", has 5 words in total.

Python solution

class Solution:
    def mostWordsFound(self, sentences: List[str]) -> int:
        return 1 + max(s.count(' ') for s in sentences)

Complexity

Pattern: Hash Map

Trade memory for time: remember what you have seen so the second pass never happens. LeetCode 2114. Maximum Number of Words Found in Sentences is filed here because the reference solution below belongs to the algorithm family this hub collects, even though its LeetCode tags point elsewhere.

The hash map guide has the Python template for the pattern and the 709 LeetCode problems that use it.

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