Count input characters

char_count.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
# only need a few minutes if I calm down
# aaarrrgggh

string = raw_input() + " "
texts = list(string)
final_texts = ""
x = 0
for num in xrange(len(texts)-1):
        if texts[num] != texts[num+1]:
                final_texts += texts[num]
                x += 1
                if x - 1 != 0:
                        final_texts += str(x)
                x = 0
        else:
                x += 1

print final_texts