RosettaCodeData/Task/Determine-if-a-string-is-collapsible/Python/determine-if-a-string-is-collapsible-1.py
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from itertools import groupby
def collapser(txt):
return ''.join(item 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",
"😍😀🙌💃😍😍😍🙌",
]
for txt in strings:
this = "Original"
print(f"\n{this:14} Size: {len(txt)} «««{txt}»»»" )
this = "Collapsed"
sqz = collapser(txt)
print(f"{this:>14} Size: {len(sqz)} «««{sqz}»»»" )