The maximum number of consecutive equal elements

Explanation of the Code

1. Initialize Variables:
   previous_num = None
current_streak = 0
longest_streak = 0

   • Initialize previous_num to None to track the previous number in the sequence.
   • Initialize current_streak to 0 to count the current streak of equal elements.
   • Initialize longest_streak to 0 to track the longest streak of equal elements.
2. Reading Input and Finding the Longest Streak:
   while True:
num = int(input())
    if num == 0:
break
if num == previous_num:
current_streak += 1
else:
if current_streak > longest_streak:
longest_streak = current_streak
current_streak = 1
previous_num = num

   • Use a while True loop to continuously read input.
   • Convert the input to an integer using int().
   • If the integer is 0, break the loop.
   • If the integer is equal to previous_num, increment current_streak by 1.
   • If the integer is not equal to previous_num, check if current_streak is greater than longest_streak and update longest_streak if necessary. Then, reset current_streak to 1 and update previous_num to the current integer.
3. Check Final Streak and Print the Longest Streak:
   if current_streak > longest_streak:
longest_streak = current_streak
 print(longest_streak)
   • After exiting the loop, check if the final current_streak is greater than longest_streak and update longest_streak if necessary.
   • Print the value of longest_streak.