2025-08-18 12:12:00 +0000 UTC

class Solution:
    def removeDigit(self, number: str, digit: str) -> str:
        last_index = 0
        digit_int = int(digit)
        for i in range(1, len(number)):
            cur, prev = int(number[i]), int(number[i - 1])
            if prev == digit_int:
                if cur > prev:
                    return "".join((number[:i-1], number[i:]))
                else:
                    last_index = i - 1
        if number[-1] == digit:
            last_index = len(number) - 1
        return "".join((number[:last_index], number[last_index + 1:]))