"Rules: You must use a while loop to solve this kata."

Why, a for loop or recursion could solve this as well? Also how do you expect to enforce this?

You're not using the Codewars Python Test Framework, making this kata impossible to complete.
https://docs.codewars.com/languages/python/codewars-test/

You can republish when you're ready to move this kata from a draft state back to a beta state.

Just so we're clear: as long as pigs start to breed before they die (13 days for boars and 14 days for sows), they'll successfully breed a new piglet (and then immediately die)?

The description is lacking key details and is under-defined. For example, the mechanics for how breeding works isn't entirely clear. Can a boar be 12 days old and still breed with a sow (meaning the boar would technically die during the breeding process), or do we need to factor in the age of death of the pigs before breeding begins? The pig type upon breeding isn't entirely clear either. You say it alternates, but does that mean it alternates globally, or for each new batch of breeding?

sample tests are missing const {assert} = require('chai');

:-)

I could be misunderstanding the description.

For [{"initial":[10,3,1,3,2],"steps":1,"stan":3,"ollie":1}, I'm getting [ 9, 3, 3, 3, 3 ], but the answer should be [ 9, 3, 2, 3, 3 ] according to your tests. I'm unsure how the value at index 2 is 2 when Ollie and Stan's value never change and they're the neighbours (4. If both neighbors have the same cadence, the soldier adopts that cadence.)

ha, you could say that. I mostly only monitor beta keta these days. Looking forward to what you've got.

kind of, my progress has slowed down a lot in the last 2 years.

a few ways:

• call the reference solution (your solution) before the user's solution when running the tests
• use a copy of the list as inputs: lst[:] when running the tests

i think there's still an issue. I'm on a phone and debugging is a pain, but here's an example.

expected 'kkkk\nkkkkk\nkkkkkk\nkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkk\nkkkk' to equal 'kkkk\nkkkkk\nkkkkkk\nkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkkkkk\nkkkkkk\nkkkk'

I believe there's still an issue with removing duplicate largest lines:

expected '\njjjj\njjjjj\njjjjjj\njjjjjjj\njjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjj\njjjjjjj\njjjjjj\njjjj' to equal '\njjjj\njjjjj\njjjjjj\njjjjjjj\njjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjjj\njjjjjjjj\njjjjjjj\njjjjjj\njjjj'

improper use of the codewars testing framework.

Please read how to author content: https://docs.codewars.com/languages/python/authoring

missing sample tests (and likely random tests as well)

spelling mistake in tests:

'partipicative' => 'participative'