2 files changed, 38 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/challenge-074/walt-mankowski/python/ch-1.py b/challenge-074/walt-mankowski/python/ch-1.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7af167d60a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/challenge-074/walt-mankowski/python/ch-1.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+from sys import argv
+from collections import defaultdict
+
+a = [int(x) for x in argv[1:]]
+target = len(a) / 2
+result = -1
+cnt = defaultdict(int)
+
+for x in a:
+    cnt[x] += 1
+    if cnt[x] > target:
+        result = x
+        break
+
+print(result)
diff --git a/challenge-074/walt-mankowski/python/ch-2.py b/challenge-074/walt-mankowski/python/ch-2.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d7aeb7353c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/challenge-074/walt-mankowski/python/ch-2.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+from sys import argv
+
+s = argv[1]
+seen = {}
+nr = []
+out = ''
+
+for c in s:
+    # have we seen c before?
+    if c not in seen:
+        # add c to nr
+        seen[c] = True
+        nr.append(c)
+    else:
+        # remove c from nr
+        if seen[c]:
+            nr.remove(c)
+            seen[c] = False
+
+    # now the FNR is either the last element of nr, or #
+    out += nr[-1] if nr else '#'
+
+print(out)