adrianshum

max_days = {}
for d in list2:   # or list1, works the same
    day, month = int(d[:2]), d[2:]
    if month not in max_days or day > max_days[month]:
        max_days[month] = day

result = [f"{value:02}{key}" for key,value in max_days.items()]
print(f">>> {result}")

adrianshum

import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;

public class Foo {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception{
        RandomAccessFile input1 = new RandomAccessFile("c:\\temp\\Foo.java", "rw");
        System.out.println("1" + read(input1));
        DataInputStream  input2 = new DataInputStream(new FileInputStream("c:\\temp\\Foo.java"));
        System.out.println("2" + read(input2));
    }