Python’s most efficient way to choose longest string in list?

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I have a list of variable length and am trying to find a way to test if the list item currently being evaluated is the longest string contained in the list. And I am using Python 2.6.1

For example:

mylist = ['abc','abcdef','abcd']

for each in mylist:
    if condition1:
        do_something()
    elif ___________________: #else if each is the longest string contained in mylist:
        do_something_else()

Surely there’s a simple list comprehension that’s short and elegant that I’m overlooking?

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