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def compress(n):
i = 1
k = 0
r = ''
p = ''
for x in n:
if p:
if p == x:
k += 1
else:
r += p
if k > 0:
r += str(k+1)
k = 0
p = x
if i == len(n):
r += x
if k > 1:
r += str(k+1)
i += 1
return(r)
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