Logic Building/Phase 5 - Category 3: Word Operations/Program

Find Longest Word

Find longest word in string.

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# Take string input
s = input("Enter a string: ")

# Find longest word
words = s.split()
if len(words) > 0:
    longest = max(words, key=len)
    print(f"Longest word: {longest}")
else:
    print("No words found")

Output

Enter a string: Hello World Programming
Longest word: Programming

Use max() with key=len to find longest.

Key Concepts:

max() finds maximum
key=len uses length for comparison
Returns longest word

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