<p>Given a string <code>s</code>, return <em>the longest</em> <span data-keyword="palindromic-string"><em>palindromic</em></span> <span data-keyword="substring-nonempty"><em>substring</em></span> in <code>s</code>.</p>

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<p><strong class="example">Example 1:</strong></p>

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<strong>Input:</strong> s = &quot;babad&quot;
<strong>Output:</strong> &quot;bab&quot;
<strong>Explanation:</strong> &quot;aba&quot; is also a valid answer.
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<p><strong class="example">Example 2:</strong></p>

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<strong>Input:</strong> s = &quot;cbbd&quot;
<strong>Output:</strong> &quot;bb&quot;
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<p><strong>Constraints:</strong></p>

<ul>
	<li><code>1 &lt;= s.length &lt;= 1000</code></li>
	<li><code>s</code> consist of only digits and English letters.</li>
</ul>

class Solution:
    def longestPalindrome(self, s: str) -> str:
        if len(s) <= 1:
            return s
        
        max_str = s[0]

        def expand_from_center(l, r):
            while l >= 0 and r < len(s) and s[l] == s[r]:
                l -= 1
                r += 1
            return s[l + 1: r]
        
        for i in range(len(s)):
            odd = expand_from_center(i, i)
            even = expand_from_center(i, i + 1)

            if len(odd) > len(max_str):
                max_str = odd
            if len(even) > len(max_str):
                max_str = even
            
        return max_str
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