comefrom: <garvit244>674_1.py
code: def findLengthOfLCIS( nums):
      if not nums:
          return 0
      start, result = 0, 1
      for end in range(1, len(nums)):
          if nums[end-1] >= nums[end]:
              start = end
          result = max(result, end-start+1)
      return result
masked: def sample_funcname ( var_0 ) :
      if not var_0 :
          return 0
      var_2 , var_4 = 0 , 1
      for var_7 in range ( 1 , len ( var_0 ) ) :
          if var_0 [ var_7 - 1 ] >= var_0 [ var_7 ] :
              var_2 = var_7
          var_4 = max ( var_4 , var_7 - var_2 + 1 )
      return var_4
  