Week 255 in Python

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diff --git a/challenge-255/zapwai/python/ch-1.py b/challenge-255/zapwai/python/ch-1.py
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+def proc(s, t):
+    print("Input: s =",s,"t =",t);
+    freqs = {};
+    freqt = {};
+    for c in s:
+        freqs[c] = 0;
+    for c in s:
+        freqs[c] += 1;
+    for c in t:
+        freqt[c] = 0;
+    for c in t:
+        freqt[c] += 1;
+    for i in range(len(s)):
+        if freqs[s[i]] < freqt[s[i]]:
+            ans = s[i];
+            break;
+        else:
+            for k in freqt.keys():
+                if not k in freqs.keys():
+                    ans = k;
+                    break;
+    print("Output:",ans);
+proc("Perl", "Preel");
+proc("Weekly", "Weeakly");
+proc("Box", "Boxy");
diff --git a/challenge-255/zapwai/python/ch-2.py b/challenge-255/zapwai/python/ch-2.py
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+def proc(p, w):
+    words = p.split();
+    freq = {};
+    for word in words:
+        if not word[len(word)-1].isalpha():
+            word = word[:-1];
+        if not word == w:
+            freq[word] = 0;
+    for word in words:
+        if not word[len(word)-1].isalpha():
+            word = word[:-1];
+        if not word == w:
+            freq[word] += 1;
+    print("Input:  p =", p, "\n\tw =", w);
+    print("Output:",max(freq, key=freq.get));
+proc("Joe hit a ball, the hit ball flew far after it was hit.", "hit");
+proc("Perl and Raku belong to the same family. Perl is the most popular language in the weekly challenge.","the");