Your post about birthday cake candles actually reminded me of something funny but relevant — we recently got called in to do flooring strip and wax services the night before a kid’s birthday party. The parents were going all out: balloons, cake, themed decor — but realized the floors were dull and sticky from years of wear.

After we stripped and waxed the floors, it totally changed the vibe of the space. Everything — including those cake candles — looked better under clean, polished floors and bright lighting. Sometimes the little details like the floor shine can really elevate an event’s atmosphere!

Anyway, just thought I’d share that — never thought our cleaning work would be part of a birthday party prep, but here we are.

For Python: def birthdayCakeCandles(candles): # Write your code here return candles.count(max(candles))

Laying deck boards by deck builder is like placing birthday cake candles — alignment matters. One wrong move, and the whole look (and structure) can feel off that i want to use it for my Wordpress Website.

Python 3 using list comprehension:

import os

def birthdayCakeCandles(candles):
    tallest_candle = max(candles)
    num_tallest = sum([c == tallest_candle for c in candles])
    return num_tallest

if __name__ == '__main__':
    fptr = open(os.environ['OUTPUT_PATH'], 'w')

    candles_count = int(input().strip())
    candles = list(map(int, input().rstrip().split()))
    result = birthdayCakeCandles(candles)

    fptr.write(str(result) + '\n')
    fptr.close()