Card game

n = int(input())
cards = list(map(int,input().split()))

def pick(array):
    m = len(array)
    if m == 3:
        return array[1]
    maximum = 0
    for i in range(1,m-1):
        p = max(pick(array[:i-1]),pick(array[i+2:]))
        print(array,p + array[i],i)
        if p + array[i] > maximum:
            maximum = p + array[i]
    return maximum

print(pick(cards))

Test 1

Verdict: WRONG ANSWER

Test 2

Verdict: WRONG ANSWER

Test 3

Verdict: WRONG ANSWER

Test 4

Verdict: TIME LIMIT EXCEEDED

Test 5

Verdict: TIME LIMIT EXCEEDED

Test 6

Verdict: RUNTIME ERROR

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/box/input/code.py", line 16, in <module>
    print(pick(cards))
          ^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/box/input/code.py", line 10, in pick
    p = max(pick(array[:i-1]),pick(array[i+2:]))
                              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/box/input/code.py", line 10, in pick
    p = max(pick(array[:i-1]),pick(array[i+2:]))
                              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/box/input/code.py", line 10, in pick
    p = max(pick(array[:i-1]),pick(array[i+2:]))
                              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  [Previous line repeated 996 more times]
RecursionError: maximum recursion depth exceeded

Test 7

Verdict: RUNTIME ERROR

Test 8

Verdict: RUNTIME ERROR

Test 9

Verdict: RUNTIME ERROR

Test 10

Verdict: RUNTIME ERROR

Test 11

Verdict: ACCEPTED

Test 12

Verdict: ACCEPTED

Test 13

Verdict: ACCEPTED

Test 14

Verdict: RUNTIME ERROR

Test 15

Verdict: RUNTIME ERROR