look and say sequence in python

lns.py

#!/usr/bin/python3
# Look-and-say sequence: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Look-and-say_sequence

num = int(input("Enter nth term: "))
i = 0

while i < num:
	if i == 0:
		series = [1]
	else:
		cnt = 1
		tmpseries = []
		for j in range(1, len(series)):
			if series[j] == series[j - 1]:
				cnt += 1
			else:
				tmpseries += [cnt, series[j - 1]]
				cnt = 1
		tmpseries += [cnt, series[len(series) - 1]]
		series = tmpseries
	i += 1
	print("Term", i, "-", series)