Container with most water

most_area.py

class Solution:

    def __init__(self):
        self.max_area = 0

    def getLength(self, index_left, index_right) -> int:
        return index_right - index_left

    def maxArea(self, height: List[int]) -> int:

        e_index = 0
        for e in height:
            e_right_index = e_index+1
            # e is left height
            left_height = e
            while e_right_index < len(height):
                right_height = height[e_right_index]

                min_height = min([left_height, right_height])

                # now need to find the length of the rectangle
                length = self.getLength(e_index, e_right_index)

                # area of this rectangle to evaluate
                eval_max_area = min_height*length
                print([left_height, right_height])
                print(eval_max_area)
                print("****")
                if eval_max_area > self.max_area:
                    self.max_area = eval_max_area
                # move e_right_index up one
                e_right_index += 1
            # move the left index pointer up
            e_index += 1

        return self.max_area