''' Auther : Yvonne This is a pure Python implementation of Dynamic Programming solution to the max_sum_contagious_subarray problem. The problem is : Given an array, to find the longest and continuous sub array and get the max sum of the sub array in the given array. ''' class SubArray: def __init__(self, arr): # we need a list not a string, so do something to change the type self.array = arr.split(',') print("the input array is:", self.array) def solve_sub_array(self): rear = [int(self.array[0])]*len(self.array) sum_value = [int(self.array[0])]*len(self.array) for i in range(1, len(self.array)): sum_value[i] = max(int(self.array[i]) + sum_value[i-1], int(self.array[i])) rear[i] = max(sum_value[i], rear[i-1]) return rear[len(self.array)-1] if __name__ == '__main__': whole_array = input("please input some numbers:") array = SubArray(whole_array) re = array.solve_sub_array() print("the results is:", re)