def maximum(s): max = 0 maxi = 0 n=len(s) for i in range(n): if (str[i] == '('): max+=1; if(max>maxi): maxi=max elif (str[i] == ')'): if(max > 0): max-=1; else: return -1; if(max !=0): print("Not Valid") return -1; return maxi; s=input("Enter a string") print (maximum(s))