Problem:
Score : 300 points

Problem Statement

Find the maximum possible sum of the digits (in base 10) of a positive integer not greater than N.

Constraints

1\leq N \leq 10^{16}

N is an integer.

Input

Input is given from Standard Input in the following format:

N

Output

Print the maximum possible sum of the digits (in base 10) of a positive integer not greater than N.

Sample Input 1

100

Sample Output 1

18

For example, the sum of the digits in 99 is 18, which turns out to be the maximum value.

Sample Input 2

9995

Sample Output 2

35

For example, the sum of the digits in 9989 is 35, which turns out to be the maximum value.

Sample Input 3

3141592653589793

Sample Output 3

137

Solution in Python (3.4.3) (judge verdict: Accepted)

import sys
## io ##
def IS(): return sys.stdin.readline().rstrip()
def II(): return int(IS())
def MII(): return list(map(int, IS().split()))
def MIIZ(): return list(map(lambda x: x-1, MII()))
## dp ##
def DD2(d1,d2,init=0): return [[init]*d2 for _ in range(d1)]
def DD3(d1,d2,d3,init=0): return [DD2(d2,d3,init) for _ in range(d1)]
## math ##
def to_bin(x: int) -> str: return format(x, 'b') # rev => int(res, 2)
def to_oct(x: int) -> str: return format(x, 'o') # rev => int(res, 8)
def to_hex(x: int) -> str: return format(x, 'x') # rev => int(res, 16)
MOD=10**9+7
def divc(x,y) -> int: return -(-x//y)
def divf(x,y) -> int: return x//y
def gcd(x,y):
    while y: x,y = y,x%y
    return x
def lcm(x,y): return x*y//gcd(x,y)
def enumerate_divs(n):
    """Return a tuple list of divisor of n"""
    return [(i,n//i) for i in range(1,int(n**0.5)+1) if n%i==0]
def get_primes(MAX_NUM=10**3):
    """Return a list of prime numbers n or less"""
    is_prime = [True]*(MAX_NUM+1)
    is_prime[0] = is_prime[1] = False
    for i in range(2, int(MAX_NUM**0.5)+1):
        if not is_prime[i]: continue
        for j in range(i*2, MAX_NUM+1, i):
            is_prime[j] = False
    return [i for i in range(MAX_NUM+1) if is_prime[i]]
## libs ##
from itertools import accumulate as acc
from collections import deque, Counter
from heapq import heapify, heappop, heappush
from bisect import bisect_left
#======================================================#

def main():
    n = II()
    s = str(n)
    d = len(s)
    maxv = 0
    sumv = int(s[0])+(d-1)*9
    sumc = s[0]+'9'*(d-1)
    if int(sumc) > n:
        sumv -= 1
    print(sumv)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()