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Task/Determine-if-a-string-is-squeezable/Python/determine-if-a-string-is-squeezable.py

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+from itertools import groupby
+
+def squeezer(s, txt):
+    return ''.join(item if item == s else ''.join(grp)
+                   for item, grp in groupby(txt))
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    strings = [
+            "",
+            '"If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?" --- Abraham Lincoln ',
+            "..1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111117777888",
+            "I never give 'em hell, I just tell the truth, and they think it's hell. ",
+            "                                                   ---  Harry S Truman  ",
+            "The better the 4-wheel drive, the further you'll be from help when ya get stuck!",
+            "headmistressship",
+            "aardvark",
+            "😍😀🙌💃😍😍😍🙌",
+            ]
+    squeezers = ' ,-,7,., -r,e,s,a,😍'.split(',')
+    for txt, chars in zip(strings, squeezers):
+        this = "Original"
+        print(f"\n{this:14} Size: {len(txt)} «««{txt}»»»" )
+        for ch in chars:
+            this = f"Squeezer '{ch}'"
+            sqz = squeezer(ch, txt)
+            print(f"{this:>14} Size: {len(sqz)} «««{sqz}»»»" )