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Re: Python solve problem with string operation

From John Gordon <gordon@panix.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Subject Re: Python solve problem with string operation
Date 2014-01-16 22:58 +0000
Organization PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC
Message-ID <lb9o74$7sb$1@reader1.panix.com> (permalink)
References <mailman.5607.1389911083.18130.python-list@python.org> <lb9mi3$le4$1@reader1.panix.com> <mailman.5609.1389912537.18130.python-list@python.org>

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In <mailman.5609.1389912537.18130.python-list@python.org> Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> writes:

> > input = "344111133311222223377"
> > output = []
> > previous_ch = None
> > for ch in input:
> >      if ch != previous_ch:
> >          output.append(ch)
> >          previous_ch = ch
> > print ''.join(output)
> >

> Cheat, you've used a list :)

Ack!  I missed that the OP doesn't want to use lists.

Well, let's try this instead:

    import sys

    input = "344111133311222223377"
    previous_ch = None
    for ch in input:
         if ch != previous_ch:
             sys.stdout.write(ch)
             previous_ch = ch
    sys.stdout.write('\n')

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Python solve problem with string operation Nac Temha <naccttemha@gmail.com> - 2014-01-17 00:24 +0200
  Re: Python solve problem with string operation John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2014-01-16 22:30 +0000
    Re: Python solve problem with string operation Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-01-16 22:48 +0000
      Re: Python solve problem with string operation John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2014-01-16 22:58 +0000
  Re: Python solve problem with string operation giacomo boffi <pecore@pascolo.net> - 2014-01-17 01:17 +0100
    Re: Python solve problem with string operation giacomo boffi <pecore@pascolo.net> - 2014-01-17 01:38 +0100
  Re: Python solve problem with string operation Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2014-01-17 00:30 +0000
  Re: Python solve problem with string operation "Rhodri James" <rhodri@wildebst.org.uk> - 2014-01-17 01:05 +0000
  Re: Python solve problem with string operation Asaf Las <roegltd@gmail.com> - 2014-01-16 17:36 -0800

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