Merge pull request #9898 from fluca1978/PWC264

PWC 264

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diff --git a/challenge-264/luca-ferrari/python/ch-1.py b/challenge-264/luca-ferrari/python/ch-1.py
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+#!python
+
+#
+# Perl Weekly Challenge 264
+# Task 1
+#
+# See <https://perlweeklychallenge.org/blog/perl-weekly-challenge-264>
+#
+
+import sys
+import re
+
+# task implementation
+# the return value will be printed
+def task_1( args ):
+    string = args[ 0 ]
+    letters = []
+
+    for letter in string:
+        if not letter.isupper():
+            continue
+
+        engine = re.compile( letter.lower() )
+        if not engine.search( string ):
+            continue
+
+        letters.append( letter )
+
+    if len( letters ) <= 0:
+        return ''
+
+    letters.sort()
+    return letters[ len( letters ) - 1 ]
+
+
+# invoke the main without the command itself
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    print( task_1( sys.argv[ 1: ] ) )
diff --git a/challenge-264/luca-ferrari/python/ch-2.py b/challenge-264/luca-ferrari/python/ch-2.py
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+#!python
+
+#
+# Perl Weekly Challenge 264
+# Task 2
+#
+# See <https://perlweeklychallenge.org/blog/perl-weekly-challenge-264>
+#
+
+import sys
+
+# task implementation
+# the return value will be printed
+def task_2( args ):
+    source  = []
+    indexes = []
+    target  = []
+    swap    = False
+    for v in args:
+        if v == '|':
+            swap = True
+            continue
+        else:
+            if swap:
+                indexes.append( int( v ) )
+            else:
+                source.append( int( v ) )
+
+
+    for i in range( 0, len( indexes ) ):
+        target_index = indexes[ i ]
+        if len( target ) <= target_index:
+            target.insert( target_index, source[ i ] )
+        else:
+            swapper = []
+            swapper = target[ 0 : target_index ]
+            swapper.append( source[ i ] )
+            swapper += target[ target_index : ]
+            target = swapper
+
+
+    return target
+
+# invoke the main without the command itself
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    print( task_2( sys.argv[ 1: ] ) )