with open("24.txt") as f: data = f.read() k = 0 m = 0 f = False for j in range(3): for i in range(j, len(data), 3): w = data[i - 3 : i] if w in ["CFE", "FCE"]: if f: k += 1 else: f = True k = 1 else: f = False if k > m: m = k k = 0 print(m)