#!/usr/bin/python3 s = "zyxwvabcalkj" alphabet = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz" idx = 0 idx_2 = 0 big_index = 0 big_count = 0 while idx < len(s): idx_2 = idx cur_count = 1 cur_idx = 0 cur_idx = idx_2 while idx_2 < len(s) - 1: if alphabet.index(s[idx_2]) <= alphabet.index(s[idx_2 + 1]): cur_count += 1 idx_2 += 1 else: break if cur_count > big_count: big_index = cur_idx big_count = cur_count idx += 1 a = big_index b = big_index + big_count print("Biggest string is: " + s[a:b])