{"id":2139,"date":"2021-05-30T11:07:26","date_gmt":"2021-05-30T05:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/?p=2139"},"modified":"2021-06-21T18:14:40","modified_gmt":"2021-06-21T12:44:40","slug":"compress-the-string-python-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/compress-the-string-python-solution\/","title":{"rendered":"Compress the String! in Python | HackerRank Solution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hello coders, today we are going to solve<strong> Compress the String! HackerRank Solution<\/strong> in <strong>Python<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/compress-the-string-in-python-solution-codingbroz.png\" alt=\"Compress the String! in Python\" class=\"wp-image-2141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/compress-the-string-in-python-solution-codingbroz.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/compress-the-string-in-python-solution-codingbroz-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-662ea7870db99\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><label class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/label>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #0090ff;color:#0090ff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #0090ff;color:#0090ff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-662ea7870db99\" checked \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/compress-the-string-python-solution\/#Task\" title=\"Task\">Task<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/compress-the-string-python-solution\/#Input_Format\" title=\"Input Format\">Input Format<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/compress-the-string-python-solution\/#Output_Format\" title=\"Output Format\">Output Format<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/compress-the-string-python-solution\/#Constraints\" title=\"Constraints\">Constraints<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.codingbroz.com\/compress-the-string-python-solution\/#Solution-_Compress_the_String_in_Python\" title=\"Solution- Compress the String! in Python \">Solution- Compress the String! in Python <\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Task\"><\/span><strong>Task<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In this task, we would like for you to appreciate the usefulness of the&nbsp;<em>groupby()<\/em>&nbsp;function of&nbsp;<em>itertools<\/em>&nbsp;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You are given a string&nbsp;<strong><em>S<\/em><\/strong>. Suppose a character &#8216;<strong><em>c<\/em><\/strong>&#8216; occurs consecutively&nbsp;<em><strong>X<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;times in the string. Replace these consecutive occurrences of the character &#8216;<em><strong>c<\/strong><\/em>&#8216; with&nbsp;<strong>(<em>X<\/em>, <em>c<\/em>)<\/strong>&nbsp;in the string.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Input_Format\"><\/span><strong>Input Format<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A single line of input consisting of the string&nbsp;<strong><em>S<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Output_Format\"><\/span><strong>Output Format<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A single line of output consisting of the modified string.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Constraints\"><\/span><strong>Constraints<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>All the characters of&nbsp;<em><strong>S<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;denote integers between&nbsp;<strong>0<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>9<\/strong>.<\/li><li><strong>1 &lt;= |<em>S<\/em>| &lt;= 10<sup>4<\/sup><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sample Input<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>1222311<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sample Output <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>(1, 1) (3, 2) (1, 3) (2, 1)<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Explanation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, the character&nbsp;<strong>1<\/strong>&nbsp;occurs only once. It is replaced by&nbsp;<strong>(1 , 1)<\/strong>. Then the character&nbsp;<strong>2<\/strong>&nbsp;occurs three times, and it is replaced by&nbsp;<strong>(3, 2)<\/strong>&nbsp;and so on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, note the single space within each compression and between the compressions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Solution-_Compress_the_String_in_Python\"><\/span><strong>Solution- Compress the String! in Python <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"python\" data-enlighter-theme=\"\" data-enlighter-highlight=\"\" data-enlighter-linenumbers=\"\" data-enlighter-lineoffset=\"\" data-enlighter-title=\"\" data-enlighter-group=\"\"># Enter your code here. Read input from STDIN. Print output to STDOUT\nfrom itertools import groupby\n\nfor k, c in groupby(input()):\n    print(\"(%d, %d)\" % (len(list(c)), int(k)), end=' ')<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5246141430412355\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"8798433565\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Disclaimer:<\/strong> The above Problem <strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackerrank.com\/challenges\/compress-the-string\/problem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Compress the String!<\/a>) <\/strong>is generated by <strong>Hacker Rank <\/strong>but the Solution is Provided by <strong>CodingBroz<\/strong>. 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