Max Frequency Character | Dataford Interview Questions

Find the letter with maximum frequency in a long list of random letters.

Implement max_frequency_letter(letters). The input is a non-empty list of lowercase, single-character strings. Return the letter occurring most often; if multiple letters tie, return the one appearing first in the input list.

Constraints

1 <= len(letters) <= 1000
Each element is a lowercase English letter from 'a' through 'z'
The input list is non-empty
Ties are resolved by earliest appearance in the input list

Function Signature

def max_frequency_letter(letters):

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Problem

Find the letter with maximum frequency in a long list of random letters.

Constraints

1 <= len(letters) <= 1000
Each element is a lowercase English letter from 'a' through 'z'
The input list is non-empty
Ties are resolved by earliest appearance in the input list

Function Signature

def max_frequency_letter(letters):

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Run and submit as often as you like. When you're ready, talk me through your approach or go straight to the code.