Feat/infinite monkey theorem python solution -> main

README.md

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 - [x] **3/24:** Earthquake Anomaly 🌏
 - [x] **3/25:** Opening Day ⚾️
 - [ ] **3/26:** Flatten Array 🪜
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+- [x] **3/26:** [Infinite Monkey Theorem](https://github.com/codedex-io/daily-challenges/tree/main/march-2026/3-27-infinite-monkey-theorem) 🐒
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march-2026/3-27-infinite-monkey-theorem/infinite-monkey-theorem.py

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+def infinite_monkey(target, attempt):
+    target_len = len(target)
+
+    # init vars to track the best window found
+    best_index = 0
+    best_score = 0
+
+    # slide the window across every valid position
+    for i in range(len(attempt) - target_len + 1):
+        window = attempt[i : i + target_len]
+
+        # compare each character one by one
+        matches = 0
+        for j in range(target_len):
+            if window[j] == target[j]:
+                matches += 1
+
+        # convert to a percentage score
+        score = (matches / target_len) * 100
+
+        # update best if this window is better
+        if score > best_score:
+            best_score = score
+            best_index = i
+
+    # calculate attempts using the formula, or None if score is 0
+    if best_score == 0:
+        attempts = None
+    else:
+        attempts = round(1 / (best_score / 100) ** target_len)
+
+    return {
+        'best_index': best_index,
+        'similarity': round(best_score, 2),
+        'attempts': attempts
+    }