Buggy python submission (verdict: Runtime Error):
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
Created on Sun Dec 30 09:04:16 2018

@author: Yamazaki Kenichi
"""
#L,N = map(int, input().split(' '))
#X = [int(input()) for i in range(N) ]

inp = input().split()
inp = [int(i) for i in inp]
L, N = inp[0],inp[1]
X = inp[2:]

X = [0] + X 
temp = L - X[1]
ans =  temp

itr1 = 0
itr2 = N

a = N%2

for i in range(-(N-1),N):
    if (i+a)%2 == 1:
        itr1 += 1
    else:
        itr2 -= 1

    if X[i]-X[i-itr1] >=0:
        minus = X[i]-X[i-itr1]
    else:
        minus = L+(X[i]-X[i-itr1])

    if X[i+itr2]-X[i] >=0:
        plus = X[i+itr2]-X[i]
    else:
        plus = L+(X[i+itr2]-X[i])
    temp = temp - minus + plus
    print(temp)
    ans = max(ans,temp)
print(ans)


Fixed submission:
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
Created on Sun Dec 30 09:04:16 2018

@author: Yamazaki Kenichi
"""
L,N = map(int, input().split(' '))
X = [int(input()) for i in range(N) ]

#inp = input().split()
#inp = [int(i) for i in inp]
#L, N = inp[0],inp[1]
#X = inp[2:]

X = [0] + X 
temp = L - X[1]
ans =  temp

itr1 = 0
itr2 = N

a = N%2

for i in range(-(N-1),N):
    if (i+a)%2 == 1:
        itr1 += 1
    else:
        itr2 -= 1

    if X[i]-X[i-itr1] >=0:
        minus = X[i]-X[i-itr1]
    else:
        minus = L+(X[i]-X[i-itr1])

    if X[i+itr2]-X[i] >=0:
        plus = X[i+itr2]-X[i]
    else:
        plus = L+(X[i+itr2]-X[i])
    temp = temp - minus + plus
#    print(temp)
    ans = max(ans,temp)
print(ans)

Buggy python submission (verdict: Time Limit Exceeded):
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
Created on Sun Dec 30 09:04:16 2018

@author: Yamazaki Kenichi
"""
L,N = map(int, input().split(' '))
X = [int(input()) for i in range(N) ]

Xr = [0] + X

Yr = ["d"]
for i in range(0,N):
    Yr.append( Xr[i+1] - Xr[i])

Yl = ["d"]+[L-X[N-1]]
Yl += Yr[::-1]

S = []

answer = 0
for itr in range(1,N+1):
    sum = 0
    counter = 1
    while counter <= itr:
        sum += Yr[counter]
        counter += 1
        
    turn = counter-1
    counter2 = 1
    sum2 = sum
    while counter <= N:
        if counter2 % 2 ==1:
            sum2 += Yl[counter2//2+1]
            sum += sum2 
        else:
            sum2 += Yr[turn + counter2//2]
            sum += sum2
        counter += 1
        counter2 += 1
#    print(sum)
#    S.append(sum)
    answer = max(answer,sum)

for itr in range(1,N+1):
    sum = 0
    counter = 1
    while counter <= itr:
        sum += Yl[counter]
        counter += 1
    turn = counter-1
    counter2 = 1
    sum2 = sum
    while counter <= N:
        if counter2 % 2 ==1:
            sum2 += Yr[counter2//2+1]
            sum += sum2 
        else:
            sum2 += Yl[turn + counter2//2]
            sum += sum2
        counter += 1
        counter2 += 1
    answer = max(answer,sum)
print(answer)


Fixed submission:
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
Created on Sun Dec 30 09:04:16 2018

@author: Yamazaki Kenichi
"""
L,N = map(int, input().split(' '))
X = [int(input()) for i in range(N) ]

#inp = input().split()
#inp = [int(i) for i in inp]
#L, N = inp[0],inp[1]
#X = inp[2:]

X = [0] + X 
temp = L - X[1]
ans =  temp

itr1 = 0
itr2 = N

a = N%2

for i in range(-(N-1),N):
    if (i+a)%2 == 1:
        itr1 += 1
    else:
        itr2 -= 1

    if X[i]-X[i-itr1] >=0:
        minus = X[i]-X[i-itr1]
    else:
        minus = L+(X[i]-X[i-itr1])

    if X[i+itr2]-X[i] >=0:
        plus = X[i+itr2]-X[i]
    else:
        plus = L+(X[i+itr2]-X[i])
    temp = temp - minus + plus
#    print(temp)
    ans = max(ans,temp)
print(ans)

Buggy python submission (verdict: Runtime Error):
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
Created on Sun Dec 30 09:04:16 2018

@author: Yamazaki Kenichi
"""
inp = input().split()

#L,N = map(int, input().split(' '))
L,N = int(inp[0]),int(inp[1])
X = [int(i) for i in inp[2:]]

Xr = [0] + X
Xl = [0]
print(N)
for i in range(-1,-N-1,-1):
    Xl.append(X[N+i] - L)

Yr = ["d"]
for i in range(0,N):
    Yr.append( Xr[i+1] - Xr[i])

Yl = ["d"]+[L-X[N-1]]
Yl += Yr[::-1]

answer = 0
for itr in range(1,7):
    sum = 0
    counter = 1
    while counter <= itr:
        sum += Yr[counter]
        counter += 1
    turn = counter-1
    counter2 = 1
    sum2 = sum
    while counter <= N:
        if counter2 % 2 ==1:
            sum2 += Yl[counter2//2+1]
            sum += sum2 
        else:
            sum2 += Yr[turn + counter2//2]
            sum += sum2
        counter += 1
        counter2 += 1
    answer = max(answer,sum)

for itr in range(1,7):
    sum = 0
    counter = 1
    while counter <= itr:
        sum += Yl[counter]
        counter += 1
    turn = counter-1
    counter2 = 1
    sum2 = sum
    while counter <= N:
        if counter2 % 2 ==1:
            sum2 += Yr[counter2//2+1]
            sum += sum2 
        else:
            sum2 += Yl[turn + counter2//2]
            sum += sum2
        counter += 1
        counter2 += 1
    answer = max(answer,sum)
print(answer)


Fixed submission:
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
Created on Sun Dec 30 09:04:16 2018

@author: Yamazaki Kenichi
"""
L,N = map(int, input().split(' '))
X = [int(input()) for i in range(N) ]

#inp = input().split()
#inp = [int(i) for i in inp]
#L, N = inp[0],inp[1]
#X = inp[2:]

X = [0] + X 
temp = L - X[1]
ans =  temp

itr1 = 0
itr2 = N

a = N%2

for i in range(-(N-1),N):
    if (i+a)%2 == 1:
        itr1 += 1
    else:
        itr2 -= 1

    if X[i]-X[i-itr1] >=0:
        minus = X[i]-X[i-itr1]
    else:
        minus = L+(X[i]-X[i-itr1])

    if X[i+itr2]-X[i] >=0:
        plus = X[i+itr2]-X[i]
    else:
        plus = L+(X[i+itr2]-X[i])
    temp = temp - minus + plus
#    print(temp)
    ans = max(ans,temp)
print(ans)

Buggy python submission (verdict: Runtime Error):
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
Created on Sun Dec 30 09:04:16 2018

@author: Yamazaki Kenichi
"""

L,N = map(int, input().split())
X = [int(input()) for i in range(N)]

Xr = [0] + X
Xl = [0]

for i in range(-1,-N-1,-1):
    Xl.append(X[N+i] - L)

Yr = ["d"]
for i in range(0,N):
    Yr.append( Xr[i+1] - Xr[i])

Yl = ["d"]+[L-X[N-1]]
Yl += Yr[::-1]

answer = 0
for itr in range(1,7):
    sum = 0
    counter = 1
    while counter <= itr:
        sum += Yr[counter]
        counter += 1
    turn = counter-1
    counter2 = 1
    sum2 = sum
    while counter <= N:
        if counter2 % 2 ==1:
            sum2 += Yl[counter2//2+1]
            sum += sum2 
        else:
            sum2 += Yr[turn + counter2//2]
            sum += sum2
        counter += 1
        counter2 += 1
    answer = max(answer,sum)

for itr in range(1,7):
    sum = 0
    counter = 1
    while counter <= itr:
        sum += Yl[counter]
        counter += 1
    turn = counter-1
    counter2 = 1
    sum2 = sum
    while counter <= N:
        if counter2 % 2 ==1:
            sum2 += Yr[counter2//2+1]
            sum += sum2 
        else:
            sum2 += Yl[turn + counter2//2]
            sum += sum2
        counter += 1
        counter2 += 1
    answer = max(answer,sum)
print(answer)


Fixed submission:
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
Created on Sun Dec 30 09:04:16 2018

@author: Yamazaki Kenichi
"""
L,N = map(int, input().split(' '))
X = [int(input()) for i in range(N) ]

#inp = input().split()
#inp = [int(i) for i in inp]
#L, N = inp[0],inp[1]
#X = inp[2:]

X = [0] + X 
temp = L - X[1]
ans =  temp

itr1 = 0
itr2 = N

a = N%2

for i in range(-(N-1),N):
    if (i+a)%2 == 1:
        itr1 += 1
    else:
        itr2 -= 1

    if X[i]-X[i-itr1] >=0:
        minus = X[i]-X[i-itr1]
    else:
        minus = L+(X[i]-X[i-itr1])

    if X[i+itr2]-X[i] >=0:
        plus = X[i+itr2]-X[i]
    else:
        plus = L+(X[i+itr2]-X[i])
    temp = temp - minus + plus
#    print(temp)
    ans = max(ans,temp)
print(ans)