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string_compression_thing.py
# coding=utf-8
import re
def simple_compress(s):
c = ''.join((part[1] + (str(len(part[0])) if len(part[0]) > 1 else '')) for part in re.findall(r'((.)\2*)', s))
return c if len(c) < len(s) else s
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