add solutions week 320 in python

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+
+def maximum_count(integers):
+    """ Given an array of integers, return the maximum between the number of
+    positive and negative integers. Zero is neither positive nor negative.
+
+    >>> maximum_count([-3, -2, -1, 1, 2, 3])
+    3
+    >>> maximum_count([-2, -1, 0, 0, 1])
+    2
+    >>> maximum_count([1, 2, 3, 4])
+    4
+    """
+    (positive, negative) = (0, 0)
+    for i in integers:
+        if i > 0:
+            positive += 1
+        elif i < 0:
+            negative += 1
+    return max(positive, negative)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import doctest
+
+    doctest.testmod(verbose=True)