Maximum Distance in Arrays (python 100%)
class Solution:
    def maxDistance(self, arrays: List[List[int]]) -> int:
        if arrays[0][-1]>arrays[1][-1]:
            l1=arrays[0][-1]
            l2=arrays[1][-1]
            li=[0]
        elif arrays[0][-1]==arrays[1][-1]:
            l1=arrays[0][-1]
            l2=arrays[0][-1]
            li=[0,1]
        else:
            l1=arrays[1][-1]
            l2=arrays[0][-1]
            li=[1]
        if arrays[0][0]<arrays[1][0]:
            s1=arrays[0][0]
            s2=arrays[1][0]
            si=[0]
        elif arrays[0][0]==arrays[1][0]:
            s1=arrays[0][0]
            s2=arrays[0][0]
            si=[0,1]
        else:
            s1=arrays[1][0]
            s2=arrays[0][0]
            si=[1]
            
        for i in range(2,len(arrays)):
            s2=min(s2,arrays[i][0])
            l2=max(l2,arrays[i][-1])
            if arrays[i][0]<s1:
                s2=s1
                s1=arrays[i][0]
                si=[i]
            elif arrays[i][0]==s1:
                si.append(i)
            if arrays[i][-1]>l1:
                l2=l1
                l1=arrays[i][-1]
                li=[i]
            elif arrays[i][-1]==l1:
                li.append(i)
            
    
        if li[0]!=si[0] or len(li)>1 or len(si)>1:
            return l1-s1
        else:
            return max(l1-s2,l2-s1)
        
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