import time

# read input from file
with open('statisticiansA-M.txt') as file:
    read_strings = file.read().splitlines()
n = len(read_strings)   # How many strings were written

# truncate strings to k characters


# append strings one-by-one

# iterate above operation t times - timing
tstart = time.time()

#your code here

tend = time.time()
print(tend-tstart)

# try to iterate more efficiently using arrays
tstart2 = time.time()

tend2 = time.time()
print(tend2-tstart2)

# are the two strings equal?
print('longer_string == longer_string_v2? {0}'.format( longer_string == longer_string_v2))